Virgil Made English : The Decline of Classical Authority /

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...

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Main Author:	Caldwell, Tanya M. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:	Literature. Early Modern/Renaissance Literature. European Literature. European literature. Literature, Modern. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book