The Augustan art of poetry : Augustan translation of the classics / Robin Sowerby.
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�...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Latin |
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Oxford, England ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | OUP E-Books.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 368 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-360) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191515958 0191515957 1280870087 9781280870088 9786610870080 661087008X |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |