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English humanism and the reception of Virgil c. 1400-1550

Matthew Day reassesses how the spread of Renaissance humanism in England impacted the reception of Virgil. In emphasizing the very gradual pace of humanist development and the continuous influence of medieval scholarship, a more qualified view is reached of how humanism did and (just as importantly)...

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Main Author: Day, Matthew, 1994- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Virgil > Appreciation > England.
Virgil > Translations into English > History and criticism.
Virgil
Literature and humanism > England > History > To 1500.
Literature and humanism > England > History > 16th century.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
Renaissance.
Art appreciation
Literature and humanism
England
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
To 1599
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Summary:Matthew Day reassesses how the spread of Renaissance humanism in England impacted the reception of Virgil. In emphasizing the very gradual pace of humanist development and the continuous influence of medieval scholarship, a more qualified view is reached of how humanism did and (just as importantly) did not affect Virgilian reading and translation.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780192698872
0192698877
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0191967467