Ocean Untouched and Untried
«... Philo's Ocean Untouched, demonstrates the effectiveness of engaging judiciously with translation studies, deploying close readings of linguistic detail in tandem with relevant socio-historical contexts.»
John Colley, The Cambridge Quarterly
The early modern period saw the study of classical history flourish. From debates over the rights of women to the sources of Shakespeare's plays, the Greco-Roman historians played a central role in the period's political, cultural, and literary achievements. Les mer
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Renaissance Europe. It examines the influence exerted by Livy's history of Rome, the Ab Urbe Condita, in some of the most pressing debates of the day, from Tudor foreign policy to arguments concerning the merits of monarchy at the height of the English Civil War.
An Ocean Untouched and Untried examines Livy's initial reception into print in Europe, outlining the attempts of his earliest editors to impose a critical order onto his enormous work. It then considers the respective translations undertaken by Anthony Cope, William Thomas, William Painter, and Philemon Holland, comparing each translation in detail to the Latin original and highlighting the changes that Livy's history experienced in each process. It explores the wider impact of Livy on
popular forms of literature in the period, especially the plays and poetry of Shakespeare, and demonstrate the Livy played a fundamental though underexplored role in the development of vernacular literature, historiography, and political thought in early modern England.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780198857983
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«... Philo's Ocean Untouched, demonstrates the effectiveness of engaging judiciously with translation studies, deploying close readings of linguistic detail in tandem with relevant socio-historical contexts.»
John Colley, The Cambridge Quarterly