 Continuing with his literary output , Morris translated his own version of Virgil 's Aeneid , titling it The <unk> of Vergil ( 1876 ) . Although many translations were already available , often produced by trained Classicists , Morris claimed that his unique perspective was as " a poet not a pedant " . He also continued producing translations of Icelandic tales with Magnússon , including Three Northern Love Stories ( 1875 ) and <unk> Saga ( 1876 ) . In 1877 Morris was approached by Oxford University and offered the largely honorary position of Professor of Poetry . He declined , asserting that he felt unqualified , knowing little about scholarship on the theory of poetry . 
