The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western LiteratureOxford University Press, 1967 - 763 Seiten This landmark book explores the ways in which the Greco-Roman tradition has shaped modern European and American literature. |
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... authors were taught to advanced students and commented on by advanced teachers . But many , many other authors were lost , in part or wholly , for ever . Pagan authors were much less likely to survive than Christian authors . Informative ...
... authors were taught to advanced students and commented on by advanced teachers . But many , many other authors were lost , in part or wholly , for ever . Pagan authors were much less likely to survive than Christian authors . Informative ...
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... author already known is scarcely very interesting , unless it is extremely rare or ancient ; but the excitement of the Renaissance scholars came from discovering quite unknown works by authors whom they knew and admired , and sometimes ...
... author already known is scarcely very interesting , unless it is extremely rare or ancient ; but the excitement of the Renaissance scholars came from discovering quite unknown works by authors whom they knew and admired , and sometimes ...
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... authors whom Rabelais knew and from whom he bor- rowed . Like many medieval writers and some in the Renaissance , he owed a great deal to anthologies and to Reader's Digests — even for his knowledge of authors so closely akin to his own ...
... authors whom Rabelais knew and from whom he bor- rowed . Like many medieval writers and some in the Renaissance , he owed a great deal to anthologies and to Reader's Digests — even for his knowledge of authors so closely akin to his own ...
Inhalt
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Christianity enriched by GrecoRoman folklore | 9 |
PASTORAL | 12 |
Urheberrecht | |
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