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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... young , or for those who wish they were still young . All the leading characters in them are about eighteen years old , and think almost exclusively about their emotions . No one plans his life , or works towards a distant end , or ...
... young , or for those who wish they were still young . All the leading characters in them are about eighteen years old , and think almost exclusively about their emotions . No one plans his life , or works towards a distant end , or ...
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... young man sets out into life , which tests and educates him as he makes his way towards his lost father . The climax is the scene in which , after long separate wanderings , the two meet at last . The wandering Jew , Bloom , saves the ...
... young man sets out into life , which tests and educates him as he makes his way towards his lost father . The climax is the scene in which , after long separate wanderings , the two meet at last . The wandering Jew , Bloom , saves the ...
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... Young , lovely , virginal as the moon , she is a symbol of the proud pure beauty which repels everything that can violate it - from the touch of her old nurse to the savagery of lions , from the perfumes which would drown her immaculate ...
... Young , lovely , virginal as the moon , she is a symbol of the proud pure beauty which repels everything that can violate it - from the touch of her old nurse to the savagery of lions , from the perfumes which would drown her immaculate ...
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ITALY | 5 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 11 |
ENGLISH LITERATURE 2247 | 22 |
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