Poetry and Nation-Building in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Poetry and Nation-Building in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Three Early Modern Latin Epics

  1. 188 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Poetry and Nation-Building in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Three Early Modern Latin Epics

About this book

Text and translation of three poems that show the creativity and inventiveness of the Lithuanian Latin epic tradition and the involvement of authors from different ethnic backgrounds in creating a national literature for early modern Central Europe's largest state.

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Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. Preface and Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. Intro
  5. Latinitas and Lituanitas
  6. Selecting the Poems
  7. Virgil in Sarmatia: The Prussian War (1516) by Joannes Vislicensis
  8. Epic as Current Affairs: The Muscovite Expedition (1582) by Franciszek Gradowski
  9. Epic as Patrician Panegyric: The Strength of the Lord’s Right Arm (1674) by James Bennett
  10. The Decline of the Lithuanian Latin Epic Tradition
  11. Conclusion
  12. LietuviŔka Santrauka / Lithuanian Summary
  13. Editor’s Note and Note on Translation
  14. THE TEXTS
  15. Joannes Vislicensis, The Prussian War (1516)
  16. Franciszek Gradowski, The Muscovite Expedition (1582)
  17. James Bennett, The Strength of the Lord’s Right Arm (1674)
  18. Appendix
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index