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Stanyhurst, Richard (1547–1618)

Irish scholar, historian, and poet. His translation of the first four books of Virgil's Aeneid was published in 1582.

His other writings include Description of Ireland, published in Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), and De Vita S Patricii Hyberniae Apostoli (1587).



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Following a chapter on "postcolonial Cymbeline," Maley explores the politics of Holinshed's Irish history, derived from postcolonials like Gerald of Wales and Richard Stanyhurst, who perpetuate an image of Irish savagery.
 
 
 
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