David Scott Wilson-Okamura
Biographic Data
| ID | 3858183 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Scott Wilson-Okamura |
| GIVEN NAMES | David Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson-Okamura |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON-OKAMURA D S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Problems in the Virgilian Career
Who was Spenser’s classical model? Was he studying to be a statesman, like Cicero; a celebrant, like Virgil; or an outrider, like Ovid? The Elizabethans welcomed Spenser as a “modern Maro,” but problems remain. This essay considers four of them. The first is a question about biography: did poetry make Spenser rich, the way it famously made Virgil? Second, why did Spenser propose to write a long epic when Virgil—noted for brevity—wrote a short one…
Cupid in Early Modern Literature and Culture
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Virgil in the Renaissance
The disciplines of classical scholarship were established in their modern form between 1300 and 1600, and Virgil was a test case for many of them. This book is concerned with what became of Virgil in this period, how he was understood, and how his poems were recycled. What did readers assume about Virgil in the long decades between Dante and Sidney, Petrarch and Spenser, Boccaccio and Ariosto? Which commentators had the most influence? What story…
Virgilian Models of Colonization in Shakespeare's Tempest
The age of discovery, the age of reconnaissance, was also a great age of classical scholarship. This is probably not a coincidence: colonization is one of the leading themes in ancient history, and figures prominently in literary texts like the Aeneid. The colonization of Italy, as narrated in the second half of Virgil's poem, has been characterized as "the founding legend of Western civilization." But there were other models, as well. In particu…
Spenser and Biblical Poetics . Carol V. Kaske
The Shadows of Poetry
Virgilian Models of Colonization in Shakespeare's Tempest
The age of discovery, the age of reconnaissance, was also a great age of classical scholarship. This is probably not a coincidence: colonization is one of the leading themes in ancient history, and figures prominently in literary texts like the Aeneid. The colonization of Italy, as narrated in the second half of Virgil's poem, has been characterized as "the founding legend of Western civilization." But there were other models, as well. In particu…
The Shadows of Poetry
Spenser and Biblical Poetics . Carol V. Kaske
Virgilian Models of Colonization in Shakespeare's Tempest
The age of discovery, the age of reconnaissance, was also a great age of classical scholarship. This is probably not a coincidence: colonization is one of the leading themes in ancient history, and figures prominently in literary texts like the Aeneid. The colonization of Italy, as narrated in the second half of Virgil's poem, has been characterized as "the founding legend of Western civilization." But there were other models, as well. In particu…
Virgil in the Renaissance
The disciplines of classical scholarship were established in their modern form between 1300 and 1600, and Virgil was a test case for many of them. This book is concerned with what became of Virgil in this period, how he was understood, and how his poems were recycled. What did readers assume about Virgil in the long decades between Dante and Sidney, Petrarch and Spenser, Boccaccio and Ariosto? Which commentators had the most influence? What story…
Problems in the Virgilian Career
Who was Spenser’s classical model? Was he studying to be a statesman, like Cicero; a celebrant, like Virgil; or an outrider, like Ovid? The Elizabethans welcomed Spenser as a “modern Maro,” but problems remain. This essay considers four of them. The first is a question about biography: did poetry make Spenser rich, the way it famously made Virgil? Second, why did Spenser propose to write a long epic when Virgil—noted for brevity—wrote a short one…
Cupid in Early Modern Literature and Culture
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
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