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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Page 17
... continues to be overlooked , however . The reason undoubtedly lies in the approach outlined by McKeon : " To formulate the problem of the origins of the novel in terms of how one dominant prose form ' became ' another is really to ask ...
... continues to be overlooked , however . The reason undoubtedly lies in the approach outlined by McKeon : " To formulate the problem of the origins of the novel in terms of how one dominant prose form ' became ' another is really to ask ...
Page 54
... continues ( as he will in his Aeneis ) to feel the force of the imitatio Vergilis tradition as it had been cast by Spenser especially . He also therefore continues to weave contemporary political and social issues into his translations ...
... continues ( as he will in his Aeneis ) to feel the force of the imitatio Vergilis tradition as it had been cast by Spenser especially . He also therefore continues to weave contemporary political and social issues into his translations ...
Page 140
... continues , " Force is of Brutes , but Honour is of Man " ( 742 ) . The significance of Aeneis II in helping Dry- den to make the move towards Fables where the epic form itself con- cedes - if not accepts - the shift that English 140 ...
... continues , " Force is of Brutes , but Honour is of Man " ( 742 ) . The significance of Aeneis II in helping Dry- den to make the move towards Fables where the epic form itself con- cedes - if not accepts - the shift that English 140 ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
On Equal Terms with Ancient Wit Engaging | 27 |
Studying Natures Laws | 55 |
Copyright | |
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