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In 1492, the Spanish humanist Antonio de Nebrija proclaimed that language has always been the companion of empire. Taking as his touchstone a suggestive sonnet that Garcilaso de la Vega wrote in 1535, this work examines how the companionship of language and empire played itself out more generally in the new poetry of 16th-century Europe.

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A Sonnet from Carthage

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      Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
      Publication Date: 30/04/2007
      ISBN13: 9780812240047, 978-0812240047
      ISBN10: 0812240049
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      Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literary studies: poetry and poets

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In 1492, the Spanish humanist Antonio de Nebrija proclaimed that language has always been the companion of empire. Taking as his touchstone a suggestive sonnet that Garcilaso de la Vega wrote in 1535, this work examines how the companionship of language and empire played itself out more generally in the new poetry of 16th-century Europe.

      Trade Review
      "A tour de force in the practice of reading." * Hispanic Review *
      "A masterful reading of poetry in context. . . . Highly recommended." * Choice *

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