The Augustan art of poetry : Augustan translation of the classics

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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Main Author: Sowerby, Robin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Latin
Published: Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Classical poetry > Translations into English > History and criticism.
Translating and interpreting > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Classical poetry > Appreciation > Great Britain.
Classical languages > Translating into English.
English poetry > Classical influences.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Classical languages > Translating into English
Classical poetry > Appreciation
Classical poetry > Translations into English
English poetry > Classical influences
Translating and interpreting
Gedichten.
Klassieke talen.
Neoclassicisme.
Engels.
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; A Note on the Texts; Introduction; 1. The Art of Poetry: Vida to Pope; 2. The Augustan Ideal: Rhyme and Refinement; 3. Augustan Translation of Silver Latin; 4. Augustan Homer; Epilogue: Augustans and Moderns; Select Bibliography; Index.

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