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Vergil in Russia : national identity and classical reception /

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The Russian reception of the greatest Roman poet, Vergil, provided Russian thinkers with a way in which to define Russian-European features. This volume looks to uncover the nature of Russian reception of Vergil, and argues that the best way to analyse his presence in Russian letters is to view it i...

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Main Author: Torlone, Zara M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Classical presences.
Subjects:
Russian literature > Classical influences > History.
Russian literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Russian literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Russian literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Virgil > Influence.
National characteristics, Russian, in literature.

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