The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gilbert Highet, Harold Bloom (Foreword by)Publish date:2015-05-21Pages:808
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199377695ISBN-10:199377693UPC:9780199377695Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, EuropeanSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 1.60 inchesWeight:1.8012Product ID:SCP7BZK19Q
The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199377695ISBN-10:199377693UPC:9780199377695Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, EuropeanSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 1.60 inchesWeight:1.8012Product ID:SCP7BZK19Q
Gilbert Highet (1906-1978) was Professor of Greek and Latin and Anthon Professor of Latin Language and Literature at Columbia University. Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University.
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