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OverviewLatin epic poetry flourished in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania between the early sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries, accompanied by the widely accepted belief that the Lithuanian language was a corrupted form of Latin and therefore Latin should be Lithuania’s national language. This edition presents translations of three key epics that reflect the beginnings, maturity and decline of the epic tradition in Lithuania: The Prussian War (1516) by Joannes Vislicensis; The Muscovite Expedition (1582) by Francisczek Gradowski; and The Strength of the Lord’s Right Arm (1674) by James Bennett. Between them, these epics 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Francis YoungPublisher: Arc Humanities Press Imprint: Arc Humanities Press Edition: New edition ISBN: 9781802701579ISBN 10: 1802701575 Pages: 188 Publication Date: 30 June 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Introduction Editor’s Note and Note on Translation THE TEXTS: Joannes Vislicensis, The Prussian War (1516) Franciszek Gradowski, The Muscovite Expedition (1582) James Bennett, The Strength of the Lord’s Right Arm (1674) Appendix: Jan Andruszewicz, Gens Lituana olim … (1543) Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationFrancis Young is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author or editor of twenty books, including Pagans in the Early Modern Baltic (Arc Humanities Press, 2022) Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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