Printing Virgil : The Transformation of the Classics in the Renaissance.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1 Data -- 2 Method -- 3 Application -- Chapter 2 Commentary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition -- 3 Survey -- 4 Function -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Translation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Italy -- 3 France -- 4 Translations into Other Languages -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Canonization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Opuscula and Its Authorship -- 3 The Opuscula Rhetoricized -- 4 Conclusion -- Appendix: The Opuscula in Renaissance Editions of Virgil Printedin Venice -- Chapter 5 Censorship -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Taxonomy -- 3 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- 1 Virgil Transformed -- 2 Final Thoughts -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Early Printed Editions -- Index of Transformation Terms.

In this work Craig Kallendorf argues that the printing press played a crucial, and previously unrecognized, role in the reception of the Roman poet Virgil in the Renaissance, transforming his work into poetry that was both classical and postclassical.

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