Buy this book on-line Highet, Gilbert : The classical tradition : Greek and Roman influences on western literatureGalaxy / Oxford University Press, New York, 1959
Originally published in 1949, Gilbert Highet''s seminal The Classical Tradition is a herculean feat of comparative literature and a landmark publication in the history of classical reception. As Highet states in the opening lines of his Preface, this book outlines "the chief ways in which Greek and Latin influence has moulded the literatures of western Europe and America". With that simple statement, Highet takes his reader on a sweeping exploration of the history of western literature. To summarize what he covers is a near-impossible task. Discussions of Ovid and French literature of the Middle Ages and Chaucer''s engagement with Virgil and Cicero lead, swiftly, into arguments of Christian versus "pagan" works in the Renaissance, Baroque imitations of Seneca, and the (re)birth of satire. Building momentum through Byron, Tennyson, and the rise of "art of art''s sake", Highet, at last, arrives at his conclusion: the birth and establishment of modernism.. 763p. notes , index. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Trade Paperback Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Highet, Gilbert : The classical tradition : Greek and Roman influences on western literature. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, libri rari, antiquarian books, out of print books and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |