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Milton and the Transformation of Ancient Epic (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Milton and the Transformation of Ancient Epic (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Series: Bristol Classical Paperbacks
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Milton has long been recognised as being among the English poets
most indebted to ancient literature, but the full range and depth
of that debt have rarely been explored. His most obvious debt, to
Virgil, has been exaggerated and too vaguely described. Here
Charles Martindale reassesses that debt and examines the use Milton
made of other ancient poets, notably Homer, Ovid and Lucan, and the
way in which they influenced his style. Some surprising elements in
the style of "Paradise Lost"--Horace, for example--are also
uncovered. The Introduction surveys Milton's attitude to the
classics and raises questions of method, while the bulk of the book
provides a full account of the relationship between Milton and
those four poets who influenced him most profoundly. Renaissance
views of classical poets are described, and the value of
eighteenth-century commentaries on Milton is demonstrated. Finally,
Martindale considers the limits of Milton's classicism and the
important differences between "Paradise Lost" and its ancient
forebears. The book contains a rare combination of scholarship and
critical judgement.
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