Greco-Roman literature and culture in the imagination of Virginia's Tidewater region, 1607-1826 : the empire of the mind / Benjamin Stephen Haller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haller, Benjamin Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sandys, George, 1578-1644.

Sandys, George.

Strachey, William, 1572?-1621.

Strachey, William.

Byrd, William, 1674-1744.

Byrd, William.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.

Jefferson, Thomas.

Greek literature, Hellenistic--Appreciation--Virginia--Tidewater (Region).

Greek literature, Hellenistic.

Latin literature--Appreciation--Virginia--Tidewater (Region).

Latin literature.

Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Intellectual life.

Tidewater (Va. : Region).

Tidewater (Va. : Region)--History.

Physical Description:

ix, 383 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2024]

Summary:

"This book explores the influence of classical Greek and Latin literature on the early settlers and residents of the Tidewater area of Virginia, such as Ovid translator George Sandys, William Strachey (survivor of the shipwreck which inspired The Tempest), Indian Trader William Byrd II, and Thomas Jefferson"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Apoikia: Voyages of Exploration Greek, Roman, and English

Questions of Origins: Ovid, Shakespeare, and the Origins of the Peoples of the New World

George Sandys: Relation of a Voyage begun Ann. Dom. 1610 and Sandys in Virginia

O Cyclops, Cyclops! George Sandys's Representations of Ethnic Alterity in the Cyclops Episodes of Metamorphoses 13 and 14

William Strachey's Horace 3.27, the True Reportory, and the Empire of the Mind

The Arcadia of William Byrd II's Westover Plantation

A Promissory Note: Thomas Jefferson's Architectural and Constitutional Ideals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Haller, Benjamin Stephen. Greco-Roman literature and culture in the imagination of Virginia's Tidewater region, 1607-1826

ISBN:

9781793643278

179364327X

OCLC:

1422877778