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Arms, and the Man I Sing ...
Arvid Losnes
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Hardback. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 717.
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 Æneid, 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 ... Read more
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 Æneid, 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611490022
SKU
V9781611490022
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About Arvid Losnes
Arvid Løsnes is professor emeritus at Oslo University College.
Reviews for Arms, and the Man I Sing ...
Losnes' enthusiasm for Dryden's translation is clearly evident, and his treatment of his subject has a decent straightforwardness which one respects.
Translation and Literature
Translation and Literature