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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... written within or near the epic 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 ...
... written within or near the epic 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 ...
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... written very late in the decline of Latin literature . " It is prefaced by an introduction in somewhat better Latin , saying that it was found by Cornelius Nepos ( a contemporary of Julius Caesar ) in Athens , written in Dares's own ...
... written very late in the decline of Latin literature . " It is prefaced by an introduction in somewhat better Latin , saying that it was found by Cornelius Nepos ( a contemporary of Julius Caesar ) in Athens , written in Dares's own ...
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... writing was virtually unknown at the time when the poems were composed . Twice in the Iliad significant marks are mentioned , but in a way more like the runes of the Dark Ages and the heraldry of medieval times than the written books of ...
... writing was virtually unknown at the time when the poems were composed . Twice in the Iliad significant marks are mentioned , but in a way more like the runes of the Dark Ages and the heraldry of medieval times than the written books of ...
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ITALY | 5 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 11 |
ENGLISH LITERATURE 2247 | 22 |
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