Virgil in the Renaissance

Informationen zum Autor David Scott Wilson-Okamura received his PhD from the University of Chicago. He is an Associate Professor of English at East Carolina University. Klappentext A panoramic account of how Virgil was interpreted by poets and scholars in the Renaissance, from Petrarch to Spenser. Zusammenfassung For most of the modern era! Virgil was the most admired poet in the classical curriculum. This study tells the story of how poets and scholars interpreted Virgil during the period of his greatest influence! from Dante to the Elizabethans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Publication: 1. Virgil with an i; Part II. Reputation: 2. Patronage and the Eclogues; 3. Variety and the Georgics; 4. Morals and minimalism; Part III. Interpretation: 5. Virgil's Odyssey; 6. Virgil's Iliad; Epilogue; Appendix A. Virgil commentaries (alphabetical); Appendix B. Virgil commentaries (ranked).

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• Authors: David Scott Wilson-Okamura, David Scott (East Carolina Univers Wilson-Okamura, David Scott (East Carolina University) Wilson-Okamura, Wilson-Okamura David Scott
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521198127
• ISBN: 978-0-521-19812-7
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval