The Ciceronian Auto-apotheosesin Skelton's Garlande of Laurell.
The article explores John Skelton's Garlande of Laurell, showing how the Tudor poet engages with Cicero's self-praising epic tradition while simultaneously subverting it. Topics include Cicero's auto-apotheotic epics (De consulatu suo and De temporibus suis), the divine apparatus and heroic self-pre...
| Publicado en: | Philological Quarterly Vol. 103; no. 4; pp. 305 - 317 |
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Department of English, University of Iowa
Fall2024
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| Sumario: | The article explores John Skelton's Garlande of Laurell, showing how the Tudor poet engages with Cicero's self-praising epic tradition while simultaneously subverting it. Topics include Cicero's auto-apotheotic epics (De consulatu suo and De temporibus suis), the divine apparatus and heroic self-presentation in Ciceronian poetry, Skelton's extensive self-quotation and autobibliography, and how Skelton's poem both invokes and mocks the desire for immortality and fame exemplified by Cicero. |
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