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Vergil in the Middle Ages

Long before its translation into English, this book secured its author a permanent place in the ranks of European philologists. Comparetti depicts a comprehensive history of the medieval conception of Vergil, then seeks to determine their nature, causes, and connection with European thought.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
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SKU (ISBN): 1-931956-35-9
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Publication Status: In Print
Publication Date: Dec 30,2002
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 396
ISBN: 1-931956-35-9
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Vergil in the Middle Ages depicts a comprehensive history of the medieval conception of Vergil. It follows Vergil's various evolutions and vicissitudes, and determines the nature and causes of these and their connection with the general history of European thought. The author divides the book into two main parts. The first studies the vicissitudes of Vergil's fame in the medium of the literary tradition during the whole period prior to the Renaissance, a period which closes gloriously with the Vergil of Dante. The second examines the aspect which this fame assumes, after the appearance in it of the popular legends, in the medium of the new popular literature, which was independent of the classical tradition. Long before its translation into English, Vergil in the Middle Ages secured its author a permanent place in the ranks of European philologists.

Vergil in the Middle Ages depicts a comprehensive history of the medieval conception of Vergil. It follows Vergil's various evolutions and vicissitudes, and determines the nature and causes of these and their connection with the general history of European thought. The author divides the book into two main parts. The first studies the vicissitudes of Vergil's fame in the medium of the literary tradition during the whole period prior to the Renaissance, a period which closes gloriously with the Vergil of Dante. The second examines the aspect which this fame assumes, after the appearance in it of the popular legends, in the medium of the new popular literature, which was independent of the classical tradition. Long before its translation into English, Vergil in the Middle Ages secured its author a permanent place in the ranks of European philologists.