Protean Virgil - Material Form and the Reception of the Classics

Zusatztext the book is a useful study that provides an overview of Virgil's fascinating material history. Informationen zum Autor Craig Kallendorf is Professor of Classics and English at Texas A&M University. Klappentext Taking Virgil's poetry as a case study! The Protean Virgil argues that when we try to understand different readers' varying responses to the same text over time! we should take into account the physical form in which they read the text (e.g. manuscripts! books! or computerized files) as well as the text itself. Zusammenfassung Taking Virgil's poetry as a case study, The Protean Virgil argues that when we try to understand different readers' varying responses to the same text over time, we should take into account the physical form in which they read the text (e.g. manuscripts, books, or computerized files) as well as the text itself. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; 1 Material Instabilities; 2 Manuscripts; 3 Printed Books I: Text; 4 Printed Books II: Illustrations; 5 Computers; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Manuscripts Cited; Index of Virgilian Editions Cited

Product details

• Authors: Craig Kallendorf, Craig (Professor of Classics and Engli Kallendorf, Craig (Professor of Classics and English Kallendorf, Kallendorf Craig
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.2015
• EAN: 9780198727804
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872780-4
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Classical Presences; Classical Presences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets