Pietas from Vergil to Dryden /

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For centuries the most revered poem in the Western literary canon, Vergil's Aeneid celebrates the Roman virtue of pietas. In the preface to his English translation of the poem, John Dryden attempts to explain all that this virtue includes: "Piety alone," he writes, "comprehends t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Garrison, James D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1992.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Dryden, John, > 1631-1700 > Knowledge > Literature.
Virgil > Influence.
Aeneas > (Legendary character) > In literature.
Aeneas > (Legendary character)
Dryden, John, > 1631-1700
Virgil.
Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature.
Turnus (Legendary character) in literature.
Literature, Medieval > Roman influences.
Literature, Modern > Roman influences.
Latin language > Semantics.
Pietas (The Latin word)
Virtue in literature.
Piety in literature.
Duty in literature.
Turnus (Personnage légendaire) dans la littérature.
Latin (Langue) > Sémantique.
Pietas (Le mot latin)
Vertus dans la littérature.
Piété dans la littérature.
Devoir dans la littérature.
17.93 themes and motives in literature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Etymology.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature.
Pietät > Motiv
Lyrik
Geschichte
Vroomheid.
Letterkunde.
Geschichte 29 v. Chr.-1700.
Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature
Dryden, John > Knowledge > Literature
Duty in literature
Geschichte > 29 v. Chr.-1700
Latin language > Semantics
Literature, Medieval > Roman influences
Literature, Modern > Roman influences
Piety in literature
Turnus (Legendary character) in literature
Virgil > Influence
Virtue in literature
History (form)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Pietas
  • 2. Auctores Pietatis: Classical and Christian Ideas of Pietas
  • 3. History: Pietas and Roman Destiny
  • 4. Governance: Royal and Ecclesiastical Pietas in the Middle Ages
  • 5. Love: Dido and Pietas in the Early Renaissance
  • 6. War: Turnus and Pietas in the Later Renaissance
  • 7. Heredes Pietatis: Pietas and Piety in the Work of John Dryden.

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