Virgil Made English

The Decline of Classical Authority
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-349-37415-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 337 g

This study traces the steady decline of classical authority in English literature from the mid-seventeenth century and the role of translation in shifting the emphasis away the classical learning. The author focuses on Virgil, once the most revered of poets but also explores the fate of some of his fellow Ancients.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caldwell, T.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Virgil in the 1650s and 1660s: Dismantling Augustanism Virgil in the 1670s and 1680s: The Emperor's New Clothes Virgil, 1688-1700: A Watershed of English Literature Virgil, 1700-1760s: Redefining Neoclassicism The Legacy: Tradition Metamorphosed Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

TANYA M CALDWELL is Associate Professor of English, Georgia State University, USA.