The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western LiteratureOxford University Press, 1957 - 763 Seiten "An account of the chief ways in which the Greco-Roman tradition has shaped the literatures of modern Europe and America. Beginning with Old English poetry and French romance, and continuing to mid-twentieth century, the author shows how one country after another learned forms, imagery, myths, style and standards in the gradual but continuous rediscovery of Greco-Roman literary arts." [Back cover]. |
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... baroque tragedy are all universal problems . On the contrary , many of the plots concern the dynastic struggles of autocratic monarchs . Consider Racine's Iphigénie . Some fathers , it is true , do sacrifice the happiness of their ...
... baroque tragedy are all universal problems . On the contrary , many of the plots concern the dynastic struggles of autocratic monarchs . Consider Racine's Iphigénie . Some fathers , it is true , do sacrifice the happiness of their ...
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... baroque age . These , then , are the reasons for the comparative failure of baroque tragedy . It was not caused by ' excessive admiration for classical models ' or ' the laws of Aristotle ' , but by social and political limitations ...
... baroque age . These , then , are the reasons for the comparative failure of baroque tragedy . It was not caused by ' excessive admiration for classical models ' or ' the laws of Aristotle ' , but by social and political limitations ...
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... baroque era , that the standards set for them by the poets of Greece and Rome were extremely high ; and that those high standards were achieved by amazingly subtle versification , fastidious choice of words , and quintessential ...
... baroque era , that the standards set for them by the poets of Greece and Rome were extremely high ; and that those high standards were achieved by amazingly subtle versification , fastidious choice of words , and quintessential ...
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ITALY | 5 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 11 |
ENGLISH LITERATURE 2247 | 22 |
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