Genius to Improve an Invention: Literary Transitions by Piero Boitani
Genius to Improve an Invention: Literary Transitions

Piero Boitani

Genius to Improve an Invention: Literary Transitions

Piero Boitani

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The Genius to Improve an Invention derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. Distinguished literary scholar Piero Boitani adopts Dryden's notion as a fra...

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