ENGL 17505 - Translation of Empire:Ancient to Renaissance Epic

Institution:

University of Chicago

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This course uses the core concept of the "translation of empire" (translatio imperii ) to consider the way epic tells how power moves from one empire to another. The course looks also at how these stories about the movement of political, mercantile, or religious power become mixed with claims about the transfer of literary authority. We first examine two ancient epics , Homer ? Ili ad a nd Virgil 's Aene id, and then two Renaissance epi cs, Cam es' Lus íad s and Mil ton's Paradise Lost. R. Eisendrath. Wi

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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