Virgilian Identities in the French Renaissance

New interpretations of the ways in which early modern French literature was influenced by, and responded to, the works of Virgil. Virgil's works, principally the Bucolics , the Georgics , and above all the Aeneid , were frequently read, translated and rewritten by authors of the French Renaissance. The contributors to this volume show how readers and writers entered into a dialogue with the texts, using them to grapple with such difficult questions as authorial, political and communitarian ident