Neo-Latin Poetry in the British Isles

Investigation of the Latin poetry produced by British poets from the sixteenth century onwards not only affords an indispensable insight into a dominant strand in the intellectual, cultural and educational life of the British Isles during this period, when the composition of Latin poetry was a regular feature of school curricula and a popular leisure-time activity of the educated lite; it also sheds light on the poetic principles and practice of major British poets (such as Campion, Cowley, Marvell and Milton), who penned a large quantity of neo-Latin verse in addition to their better-known vernacular works.Contributors: Ceri Davies, Swansea University; Roger P.H. Green, University of Glasgow; Jason Harris, University College Cork; Stephen Harrison, University of Oxford; Philip Hardie, University of Cambridge; L.B.T. Houghton, University of Glasgow; Sarah Knight, University of Leicester; Gesine Manuwald, University College London; David Money, University of Cambridge; Victoria Moul, King's College London; Niall Rudd, University of Liverpool; Keith Sidwell, University of Calgary; Andrew Taylor, Churchill College Cambridge; Angus Vine, University of Sussex.