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Author Wilson-Okamura, David Scott, 1970-

Title Virgil in the Renaissance / David Scott Wilson-Okamura
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 299 pages) : illustrations
Contents Part I. Publication. Virgil with an i -- Part II. Reputation. Patronage and the Eclogues -- Variety and the Georgics -- Morals and minimalism -- Part III. Interpretation. Virgil's Odyssey -- Virgil's Iliad -- Appendix A. Virgil commentaries In Latin editions, 1469-1599 -- Appendix B. Virgil commentaries ranked by number of printings
Summary "The disciplines of classical scholarship were established in their modern form between 1300 and 1600, and Virgil was a test case for many of them. This book is concerned with what became of Virgil in this period, how he was understood, and how his poems were recycled. What did readers assume about Virgil in the long decades between Dante and Sidney, Petrarch and Spenser, Boccaccio and Ariosto? Which commentators had the most influence? What story, if any, was Virgil's Eclogues supposed to tell? What was the status of his Georgics? Which parts of his epic attracted the most imitators? Building on specialized scholarship of the last hundred years, this book provides a panoramic synthesis of what scholars and poets from across Europe believed they could know about Virgil's life and poetry"--Provided by publisher
"Do not let me hear Of the wisdom of old men, but rather of their folly. It is a rich tale and strange, even for one poet, and when that poet is Virgil, a central author in the European tradition, the interest - and the intricacy - are both magnified"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Virgil -- Appreciation -- Europe
Virgil -- Influence
SUBJECT Virgil fast
Vergilius Maro, Publius v70-v19 gnd
Vergilius Maro, Publius -- Rezeption. idsbb
Vergil. idszbz
Vergilius Maro, Publius. swd
Europa gnd
Subject European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- Classical influences
Literature, Medieval -- Classical influences
Authors and readers -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
Authors and readers -- Europe -- History -- 16th century
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Renaissance.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval.
Art appreciation
Authors and readers
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature, Medieval -- Classical influences
Rezeption
Rezeption.
Europe
Europa
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781139939126
1139939122
9780511762581
0511762585
9781139931656
1139931652