The Genius to Improve an Invention derives its title from John
Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary
masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. Distinguished
literary scholar Piero Boitani adopts Dryden's notion as a
framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts,
scenes, and themes have been rewritten by modern authors.
Boitani focuses on a concept of literary transition that takes
into account both T. S. Eliot's idea of "tradition and individual
talent" and Harold Bloom's "anxiety of influence." In five elegant
essays he examines a wide range of authors and texts, including
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Voltaire,
Goethe, Sartre, Dante, and Keats. Appearing for the first time in
an English translation, The Genius to Improve an Invention will
appeal to anyone interested in the Western literary tradition.
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