Neo-Latin Poetry in the British Isles - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780930143 ISBN 13: 9781780930145

Publisher: Bristol Classical Press, 2012

Synopsis

Investigation of the Latin poetry produced by British poets from the sixteenth century onwards affords an indispensible insight into a dominant strand in the intellectual, cultural and educational life of the British Isles during this period. At this time, the composition of Latin poetry was a regular feature of school curricula and a popular leisure-time activity of the educated elite. Such examination also sheds light on the poetic principles and practice of major British poets (such as Campion, Cowley, Herbert and Milton) who penned a large quantity of neo-Latin verse in addition to their better-known vernacular works.

Contributors: Ceri Davies, Swansea University; Roger P.H. Green, University of Glasgow; Philip Hardie, University of Cambridge; Jason Harris, University College Cork; Stephen Harrison, University of Oxford; L.B.T. Houghton, University of Glasgow; Sarah Knight, University of Leicester; Gesine Manuwald, University College London; David Money, University of Cambridge; Victoria Moul, King's College London; Niall Rudd, University of Liverpool; Keith Sidwell, University of Calgary; Andrew Taylor, University of Cambridge; Angus Vine, University of Stirling.

About this title

About the Author

Luke Houghton is Lecturer in Classics at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Gesine Manuwald is Professor of Latin at University College London, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780930143
• ISBN 13: 9781780930145
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Manuwald Gesine, Houghton L. B. T.