Virgil and the Myth of Venice

Craig (Professor of Classics and English, Professor of Classics and English, Texas A&M University) Kallendorf

Oxford University Press, 1999

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A comprehensive study showing that the Roman poet Virgil played an unexpectedly significant role in the shaping of Renaissance Venetian culture. The text argues that Virgil's poetry became a best-seller because it confirmed the specific values of its Venetian readers.

ISBN-13
9780198152545
ISBN-10
019815254X
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1999
Publication date
1999-07-01
Pages
260
Dimensions
223x145x18
Weight
412