Printing Virgil: The Transformation of the Classics in the Renaissance

by Craig W. Kallendorf

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.

204 pages, Hardcover

Published December 5, 2019

About the author

Craig W. Kallendorf is Professor of Modern and Classical Languages at Texas A&M University and the author of Vergil and the Myth of Venice: Books and Readers in the Italian Renaissance.

Reviews

[Leone Mattheus · Rating 5 out of 5]

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