'Latinising' Milton: Paradise Lost, Latinitas and the Long Eighteenth Century

Estelle Haan

'Latinising' Milton: Paradise Lost, Latinitas and the Long Eighteenth Century

English

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Abstract

This chapter traces the trajectory of Latin translations of Milton’s vernacular verse most capably encapsulated by Latin verse paraphrases of Paradise Lost by a certain J.C. (1686), William Hog (1690), Thomas Power (1691) and by such eighteenth-century renderings as that of William Dobson (1753). Situating its analysis in relation to early modern pedagogical practices, including the double translation system, and informed by current translational theory, the analysis considers the multifunctional aims and consequences of Latinising Milton: the elaboration and elucidation of a vernacular original via Latin exegesis and paraphrase; recourse to Latin as a means of facilitating a wider European readership. Integral to the discussion is an alertness to the contemporary and later reception of Milton’s work, and an assessment of ways in which Latinitas enabled the invocation of classical intertexts which in themselves offer a nuanced reading of Miltonic verse.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Milton in Translation: Theory and Practice: Winner of the Irene Samuel Memorial Award of the Milton Society of America
Editors	Jonathan Olson, Angelica Duran, Islam Issa
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	93-113
Number of pages	20
Publication status	Published - 06 Jul 2017

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'Latinising' Milton: Paradise Lost, Latinitas and the Long Eighteenth Century. / Haan, Estelle.

Milton in Translation: Theory and Practice: Winner of the Irene Samuel Memorial Award of the Milton Society of America. ed. / Jonathan Olson; Angelica Duran; Islam Issa. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017. p. 93-113.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

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