¶ Prominent European epics addressing New World themes or phenomena include the Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus (1530) by the Veronese physician and humanist Girolamo Fracastoro, Abraham Cowley’s Plan…
New World: Epic Writing(1,150 words)
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Laird, Andrew, “New World: Epic Writing”, in: Brill’s Encyclopaedia of the Neo-Latin World, General Editor Craig Kallendorf. Consulted online on 23 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004271296_enlo_B9789004271029_0093>
First published online: 2014
First print edition: ISBN:9789004265721
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