Literary imitation in the Italian Renaissance : the theory and practice of literary imitation in Italy from Dante to Bembo

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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Subjects:
To 1499
Italian literature > To 1400 > History and criticism.
Italian literature > 15th century > History and criticism.
Italian literature > Classical influences.
Imitation in literature.
Imitation in literature
Italian literature
Italian literature > Classical influences
Letterkunde.
Neolatijn.
Italiaans.
Imitatie.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 314 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index.
ISBN:9780191673443
0191673447
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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