Literary imitation in the Italian Renaissance : the theory and practice of literary imitation in Italy from Dante to Bembo / Martin L. McLaughlin.

The concept of imitatio - the imitation of classical and vernacular texts - was a dominant critical and creative principle in Italian Renaissance literature. This study charts the development of imitatio from the 14th to the early 16th centuries, offering insights into the works of Italian writers.

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Main Author: McLaughlin, M. L. (Martin L.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1995.
Series:Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
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