The Oxford history of classical reception in English literature. Volume 3, 1660-1790 / edited by David Hopkins and Charles Martindale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hopkins, David, 1948- editor.

Martindale, Charles, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Classical influences.

English literature.

Classical literature--Appreciation--Great Britain.

Classical literature.

Classical literature--Appreciation.

Classical literature--Influence.

Caribbean literature (English).

American literature--Classical influences.

American literature.

Great Britain.

Classical literature--Appreciation--English-speaking countries.

English-speaking countries.

Caribbean literature (English)--Classical influences.

Greece--In literature.

Greece.

Rome--In literature.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Physical Description:

xi, 735 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

History of classical reception in English literature

1660-1790

Place of Publication:

[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature (OHCREL) is designed to offer a comprehensive investigation of the numerous and diverse ways in which literary texts of the classical world have been responded to and refashioned by English writers. Covering the full range of English literature from the early Middle Ages to the present day, OHCREL both synthesizes existing scholarship and presents cutting-edge new research, employing an international team of expert contributors for each of the 5 volumes. OHCREL endeavours to interrogate, rather than inertly reiterate, conventional assumptions about literary 'periods', the processes of canon-formation, and the relations between literary and non-literary discourse. It conceives of 'reception' as a complex process of dialogic exchange and, rather than offering large cultural generalizations, it engages in close critical analysis of literary texts. It explores in detail the ways in which English writers' engagement with classical literature casts as much light on the classical originals as it does on the English writers' own cultural context. When completed, this 5-volume history will be one of the largest, and potentially most important, projects in the field of classical reception ever undertaken. This third volume, the first to appear in the series, covers the years 1660-1790, explores the reception of the ancient authors from Milton to Cowper, and investigates the importance of the classics within all the major literary genres. Separate chapters analyse the classicism of three major writers of the period, Milton, Dryden, and Johnson. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / David Hopkins Hopkins, David, Charles Martindale Martindale, Charles 1

2 The Place of Classics in Education and Publishing / Penelope Wilson Wilson, Penelope 29

3 Milton's Classicism / Charles Martindale Martindale, Charles 53

4 Dryden's Classicism / Tom Mason Mason, Tom 91

5 Latin Epic: Virgil, Lucan, and Others / Paul Davis Davis, Paul 133

6 Homer / David Hopkins Hopkins, David 165

7 Ovid / David Hopkins Hopkins, David 197

8 Roman Satire and Epigram / Dan Hooley Hooley, Dan 217

9 Horatianism / Robin Sowerby Sowerby, Robin 255

10 Pastoral and Georgic / Juan Christian Pellicer Pellicer, Juan Christian 287

11 Travesty and Mock-Heroic / Fred Parker Parker, Fred 323

12 The Classical Critics / Philip Smallwood Smallwood, Philip 361

13 Didactic and Scientific Poetry / Martin Priestman Priestman, Martin 401

14 The Epistolary Tradition / Bruce Redford Redford, Bruce 427

15 The Classics and Eighteenth-Century Theatre / Malcolm Kelsall Kelsall, Malcolm 447

16 The Fabular Tradition / Jayne Lewis Lewis, Jayne 477

17 Women Writers and the Classics / Penelope Wilson Wilson, Penelope 495

18 Lyric and Elegy / David Fairer Fairer, David 519

19 The Classics and the English Novel / Henry Power Power, Henry 547

20 The Ancient Historians in Britain / Philip Hicks Hicks, Philip 569

21 Discursive and Philosophical Prose / Adam Potkay Potkay, Adam 593

22 Samuel Johnson's Classicism / Freya Johnston Johnston, Freya 615.

Notes:

Third volume in a 5 volume set, with volume 3 appearing first.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199219810

0199219818

OCLC:

792747077