In this work Craig Kallendorf argues that the printing press played a crucial, and previously unrecognized, role in the reception of the Roman poet Virgil in the Renaissance. Using a new methodology developed at the Humboldt University in Berlin, 'Printing Virgil' shows that the press established which commentaries were disseminated, provided signals for how the Virgilian translations were to be interpreted, shaped the discussion about the authenticity of the minor poems attributed to Virgil, and inserted this material into larger censorship concerns. The editions that were printed during this period transformed Virgil into a poet who could fit into Renaissance culture, but they also determined which aspects of his work could become visible at that time.
Author(s): Craig Kallendorf
Series: Medieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts, 23
Publisher: Brill
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 204
City: Leiden
Contents
Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Chapter 1. Introduction
1. Data
2. Method
3. Application
Chapter 2. Commentary
1. Introduction
2. Definition
3. Survey
4. Function
5. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Translation
1. Introduction
2. Italy
3. France
4. Translations into Other Languages
5. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Canonization
1. Introduction
2. The 'Opuscula' and Its Authorship
3. The 'Opuscula' Rhetoricized
4. Conclusion
Appendix: The 'Opuscula' in Renaissance Editions of Virgil Printed in Venice
Chapter 5. Censorship
1. Introduction
2. Taxonomy
3. Conclusion
Chapter 6. Conclusion
1. Virgil Transformed
2. Final Thoughts
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Early Printed Editions
Index of Transformation Terms
