List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; A Note on the Texts; Introduction; 1. The Art of Poetry: Vida to Pope; 2. The Augustan Ideal: Rhyme and Refinement; 3. Augustan Translation of Silver Latin; 4. Augustan Homer; Epilogue: Augustans and Moderns; Select Bibliography; Index
Summary
The first comparative study of its kind, The Augustan Art of Poetry uses translations to explore the artistic influence of the Roman poetry of the Augustan age upon English neoclassical poetry. The book foregrounds the artistry of central texts such as Dryden's translation of Virgil and Pope's Homer. Comparisons are also made with modern versions. - ;While previous studies have concentrated largely upon political concerns, The Augustan Art of Poetry is an exploration of the influence of the Roman Augustan aesthetic on English neo-classical poets of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. At
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-360) and index
