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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... force behind his particular brand of typology . At the heart of all his translations and use of former writers in his original works is the belief he expresses in his " Life of Plutarch " and was to stress after 1688 : humankind is ...
... force behind his particular brand of typology . At the heart of all his translations and use of former writers in his original works is the belief he expresses in his " Life of Plutarch " and was to stress after 1688 : humankind is ...
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... force.24 The heavy sexual imagery that results deeply offended both Milbourne and Benson , yet its vigor serves to unite Dryden's verse with the natural world by pointing to the energy they share . As he did in Sylvae , in fact , Dryden ...
... force.24 The heavy sexual imagery that results deeply offended both Milbourne and Benson , yet its vigor serves to unite Dryden's verse with the natural world by pointing to the energy they share . As he did in Sylvae , in fact , Dryden ...
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... force , by force may be remov'd " ( 5 : 284 ) . The inconsistency of his presentation , like his slip in forgetting as he defends Augustus's title that he has already labelled him " Con- queror , " points to the tension that pervades ...
... force , by force may be remov'd " ( 5 : 284 ) . The inconsistency of his presentation , like his slip in forgetting as he defends Augustus's title that he has already labelled him " Con- queror , " points to the tension that pervades ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
On Equal Terms with Ancient Wit Engaging | 27 |
Studying Natures Laws | 55 |
Copyright | |
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