The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
Chapter 24
MODERN LATIN POETRY.
Epic poems on ancient history: The ‘Africa’ 258
Mythic poetry 259
Christian epics: Sannazaro 260
Poetry on contemporary subjects 261
Introduction of mythology 262
Didactic poetry: Palingenius 263
Lyric poetry and its limits 264
Odes on the saints 265
Elegies and the like 266
The epigram 267