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The medieval classic : twelfth-century Latin epic and the Virgilian commentary tradition
- Title
- The medieval classic : twelfth-century Latin epic and the Virgilian commentary tradition / Justin A. Haynes.
- Author
- Haynes, Justin (Classicist)
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
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- Description
- 214 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book considers how ancient and medieval commentaries on the Aeneid by Servius, Fulgentius, Bernard Silvestris, and others can give us new insights into four twelfth-century Latin epics--the Ylias by Joseph of Exeter, the Alexandreis by Walter of Châtillon, the Anticlaudianus by Alan of Lille, and the Architrenius by John of Hauville. Virgil's influence on twelfth-century Latin epic is generally thought to be limited to verbal echoes and occasional narrative episodes, but evidence is presented that more global influences have been overlooked because ancient and medieval interpretations of the Aeneid, as preserved by the commentaries, were often radically different from modern readings of the Aeneid. By explaining how to interpret the Aeneid, these commentaries directly influenced the way in which twelfth-century Latin epic imitated the Aeneid. At the same time, these Aeneid commentaries allow us a greater awareness of the generic expectations held by the original readers of twelfth-century Latin epic. Thus, this book provides a new way to look at the development of allegory and contributes to our understanding of ancient and medieval perceptions of the Aeneid while exploring the importance of commentaries in shaping poetic composition, imitation, and reading"--
- Subject
- Alanus, de Insulis, -1202
- Johannes, de Hauvilla, active 12th century
- Joseph, of Exeter, -approximately 1224
- Walter, of Châtillon, active 1170-1180
- Virgil > Criticism and interpretation > History > To 1500
- Virgil
- Virgil > Influence
- Aeneis (Virgil)
- Alexandreis (Walter, of Châtillon)
- Anticlaudianus (Alanus, de Insulis)
- De bello Troiano (Joseph, of Exeter)
- To 1500
- Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) > History and criticism
- Allegory
- Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern)
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Literary criticism.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Allegorical mimesis -- The Anticlaudianus as Virgilian allegory -- The Architrenius as Virgilian allegory -- History in the Ylias and Alexandreis -- Myth in the Ylias and Alexandreis -- Blurring the lines between history and allegory.
- Call Number
- JFE 22-903
- ISBN
- 9780190091361
- 0190091363
- LCCN
- 2020039390
- OCLC
- 1195819455
- Author
- Haynes, Justin (Classicist), author.
- Title
- The medieval classic : twelfth-century Latin epic and the Virgilian commentary tradition / Justin A. Haynes.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 1500
- Other Form:
- Online version: Haynes, Justin A., The medieval classic 1. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021. 9780190091385 (DLC) 2020039391
- Research Call Number
- JFE 22-903