Virgil Made English: The Decline of Classical Authority

By Tanya M. Caldwell

Book Overview

This study traces the steady decline of classical authority in English literature from the mid-seventeenth century and the role of translation in shifting the emphasis away the classical learning. The author focuses on Virgil, once the most revered of poets but also explores the fate of some of his fellow Ancients.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349374156
• ISBN13: 9781349374151
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"