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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157850903321

Autore

Stead Henry

Titolo

A Cockney Catullus : the reception of Catullus in Romantic Britain, 1795-1821 / / Henry Stead [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-180600-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Collana

Classical presences

Disciplina

874.01

Soggetti

Latin poetry - History and criticism

Romanticism - Great Britain - History - 18th century

Romanticism - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History

Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This title traces the reception history of the Roman poet Catullus in Romantic-era Britain, identifying the influence of his poetry in the work of numerous Romantic-era literary and political figures, including Byron, Keats, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Hunt, Canning, Brougham, and Gifford.