What impulse probably accounts for the rise of distinguished translations of works, such as Homer’s lliad and Odyssey, into English during the sixteenth century ?

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What impulse probably accounts for the rise of distinguished translations of works, such as Homer’s lliad and Odyssey, into English during the sixteenth century ?

A. human reverence for the classics
B. the belief that the English were direct descendants of the ancient Greeks
C. pride for the vernacular language
D. a and c only