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Arms, and the Man I Sing . . .: A Preface to Dryden's ÆNeid
Contributor(s): Løsnes, Arvid (Author)

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 ISBN: 1611490022     ISBN-13: 9781611490022
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
Dewey: 873.01
LCCN: 2010012910
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.50 lbs) 374 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
 
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This study-referred to as a "preface" is given this designation because its aim is not to offer an up-to-date overall assessment Dryden's translation of Virgil's neid, but rather to provide a valid basis for such an assessment. In this it seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of relevant areas (i.e. the "conditions of expression") forming the very basis of the genesis of Dryden's translation, and thus a valid understanding of the poetry (cf. R.A.Brower, Alexander Pope: The Poetry of Allusion London, 1968], p.98). Part One provides a firsthand picture of the background out of which Dryden's translation came into being--the tradition of neid translation. The evolution of Dryden's theory of translation and his use of textual sources are discussed through a systematic presentation of the various conditions of expression involved as Dryden took upon himself to render Virgil's neid into English poetry. Part Two presents the relevant aspects of Dryden's conception of Virgil and essential features of the Virgilian epic with reference to the assessments of modern classical scholars and Dryden's own conceptions in these matters. Various analogies--historical, political and literary--are drawn between the respective periods in which Virgil and Dryden lived to reflect the basic similarity in conditions of expression out of which Virgil's neid and Dryden's translation came into being.
 
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