Time to Begin Anew: Dryden's Georgics and AeneisTime to Begin Anew places Dryden's translations of Virgil's Georgics and Aeneis firmly in the context of late seventeenth-century literary and political dilemmas and transitions. Arguing that these translations are important documents in a watershed period of English literature, this study demonstrates that they are not hackwork or party pieces. This book also demonstrates both the continuities with and departures from Dryden's own early works, particularly his Virgilian poems, showing both the wholeness of his literary career and its diversity. |
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... Vergil's usefulness to Dryden as he contemplated growing British imperialism . David Ross comments that " there is a special Italian reason for the Georgics : the Ro- mans were a people who remained close to their pastoral and agricul ...
... Vergil's usefulness to Dryden as he contemplated growing British imperialism . David Ross comments that " there is a special Italian reason for the Georgics : the Ro- mans were a people who remained close to their pastoral and agricul ...
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... Vergil ( Let- ters , 64 ) . He chose this particular Georgic because Vergil's announce- ment of epic plans allowed him to draw attention to his own position in 1690s England and to introduce his Vergil as fully implicated in contem ...
... Vergil ( Let- ters , 64 ) . He chose this particular Georgic because Vergil's announce- ment of epic plans allowed him to draw attention to his own position in 1690s England and to introduce his Vergil as fully implicated in contem ...
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... Vergil's " solidoque elephanto " ( " pure ivory " ) draws attention to the difference between Vergil's text and Dry- den's . Yet it also argues that both texts derive from the same root for " the significance of fidelity as ensured by ...
... Vergil's " solidoque elephanto " ( " pure ivory " ) draws attention to the difference between Vergil's text and Dry- den's . Yet it also argues that both texts derive from the same root for " the significance of fidelity as ensured by ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
On Equal Terms with Ancient Wit Engaging | 27 |
Studying Natures Laws | 55 |
Copyright | |
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