The Reception of Vergil in Renaissance Rome.
"In this work Jeffrey Glodzik argues that Vergil played a central role in the prevailing discourse of Renaissance Rome. Roman humanists associated with the papacy employed the language of Vergil to express a vision for Rome and its divinely-ordained destiny. Using the transformation methodology...
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| Superior document: | Medieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : BRILL,, 2022. ©2023. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Medieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (162 pages) |
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| Summary: | "In this work Jeffrey Glodzik argues that Vergil played a central role in the prevailing discourse of Renaissance Rome. Roman humanists associated with the papacy employed the language of Vergil to express a vision for Rome and its divinely-ordained destiny. Using the transformation methodology allelopoiesis, he shows that in their neo-Latin works Roman humanists focused on a Christian interpretation of the fourth eclogue to highlight an incipient Golden Age, ignored pessimistic readings of the Aeneid to emphasize the glories of a renewed imperium, and encapsulated Vergil's words to celebrate papal Rome's unquestionable destiny. Ultimately, Glodzik demonstrates that the interpretation and application of Vergil were not uniform throughout Europe; Vergil was instead shaped to fit the concerns of papal Rome"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9789004528420 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |