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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... tradition with Anglo - Saxon style and feeling . They are written in the same short rough metre and the same poetic language as Beowulf , full of fist - griping , teeth - grinding phrases . And they have all the martial energy and ...
... tradition with Anglo - Saxon style and feeling . They are written in the same short rough metre and the same poetic language as Beowulf , full of fist - griping , teeth - grinding phrases . And they have all the martial energy and ...
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... tradition , and alters the conventional style to suit his personality . The earliest known Greek poet after the Homeric epics is Hesiod , whose Works and Days , although full of traditional lore and language , also embodies his name ...
... tradition , and alters the conventional style to suit his personality . The earliest known Greek poet after the Homeric epics is Hesiod , whose Works and Days , although full of traditional lore and language , also embodies his name ...
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... tradition of Greco - Roman culture , and giving it a new life from their own source of spiritual energy , far surpassed their pagan contemporaries in depth and power . This synthesis continued , in spite of opposition , to exert its ...
... tradition of Greco - Roman culture , and giving it a new life from their own source of spiritual energy , far surpassed their pagan contemporaries in depth and power . This synthesis continued , in spite of opposition , to exert its ...
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ITALY | 5 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 11 |
ENGLISH LITERATURE 2247 | 22 |
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