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The Christiad

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Description:This elegant Latin-English en face translation of The Christiad is based on the second edition of 1550 and is the first new English translation since the eighteenth century.First published in 1535 at Cremona, The Christiad received immediate, international acclaim. Altogether, it went through some sixty printings or editions in Latin and remains the only memorable epic poem of the Italian Renaissance that survives. In view of the importance of the poem for students of Renaissance and later epic poetry in general and Milton in particular, it is curious, according to Gertrude C. Drake and Clarence A. Forbes, that it has not been published with an English translation since the eighteenth century. Hence the major purpose of this edition is to provide students of humanism, vernacular belles lettres, and the Bible with an easily accessible Latin text if scholars read the language with fair ease, and with an accurate English version if they do not.Professor Drake edited the Latin text. Both authors worked on the translation, with Professor Forbes, however, being ultimately responsible for the accuracy of the English version.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Christiad. To get started finding The Christiad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This elegant Latin-English en face translation of The Christiad is based on the second edition of 1550 and is the first new English translation since the eighteenth century.First published in 1535 at Cremona, The Christiad received immediate, international acclaim. Altogether, it went through some sixty printings or editions in Latin and remains the only memorable epic poem of the Italian Renaissance that survives. In view of the importance of the poem for students of Renaissance and later epic poetry in general and Milton in particular, it is curious, according to Gertrude C. Drake and Clarence A. Forbes, that it has not been published with an English translation since the eighteenth century. Hence the major purpose of this edition is to provide students of humanism, vernacular belles lettres, and the Bible with an easily accessible Latin text if scholars read the language with fair ease, and with an accurate English version if they do not.Professor Drake edited the Latin text. Both authors worked on the translation, with Professor Forbes, however, being ultimately responsible for the accuracy of the English version.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Christiad. To get started finding The Christiad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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