The protean Virgil: material form and the reception of the classics

Taking Virgil's poetry as a case study, 'The Protean Virgil' argues that when we try to understand different readers' varying responses to the same text over time, we should take into account the physical form in which they read the text (e.g. manuscripts, books, or computerized...

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Main Author: Kallendorf, Craig 1954-2023 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford Univ. Press 2015
Edition:1. ed.
Series:Classical presences
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198727804.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198727804.001.0001
Summary:Taking Virgil's poetry as a case study, 'The Protean Virgil' argues that when we try to understand different readers' varying responses to the same text over time, we should take into account the physical form in which they read the text (e.g. manuscripts, books, or computerized files) as well as the text itself.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 207 S.) Ill.
ISBN:9780191794124
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198727804.001.0001

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