Matthew Day reassesses how the spread of Renaissance humanism in England impacted the reception of Virgil. In emphasizing the very gradual pace of humanist development and the continuous influence of medieval scholarship, a more qualified view is reached of how humanism did and (just as importantly) did not affect Virgilian reading and translation.
Matthew Day reassesses how the spread of Renaissance humanism in England impacted the reception of Virgil. In emphasizing the very gradual pace of humanist development and the continuous influence of medieval scholarship, a more qualified view is reached of how humanism did and (just as importantly) did not affect Virgilian reading and translation.
Matthew Day completed a DPhil in Medieval English literature at the University of Oxford. He subsequently held a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies.
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Conventions Abbreviations Introduction 1: Manuscripts 2: Printed Editions 3: Wynkyn de Worde and the Bucolics 4: Caxton's Eneydos 5: Douglas's Eneados 6: Surrey's Aeneid Conclusion Appendix A: List of Manuscripts Appendix B: List of Printed Copies Bibliography