Newly recovered English classical translations, 1600-1800 /
Newly Recovered English Classical Translations, 1600-1800 is a unique resource: a volume presenting for the first time a wide-ranging collection of never-before-printed English translations from ancient Greek and Latin verse and drama of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Transcribed and edit...
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | 2018. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: |
English Ancient Greek Latin |
Edition: | First edition. |
Series: |
Classical presences
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Summary: |
Newly Recovered English Classical Translations, 1600-1800 is a unique resource: a volume presenting for the first time a wide-ranging collection of never-before-printed English translations from ancient Greek and Latin verse and drama of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Transcribed and edited from surviving manuscripts, these translations open a window onto a period in which the full richness and diversity of engagement with classical texts through translation is only now becoming apparent. Upwards of 100 identified translators and many more anonymous writers are included, from fami |
Carrier Form: | xii, 529 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [495]-521) and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9780198705574 0198705573 |
Index Number: | PA3622 |
CLC: |
I046 I12 |
Call Number: | I12/N549 |