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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... tragedy . Some of them tried to go too far , and specialize and classicize too much . In Polonius's introduction of the players Shakespeare satirizes his contemporaries who were ready not only to play the four recognized types of drama ...
... tragedy . Some of them tried to go too far , and specialize and classicize too much . In Polonius's introduction of the players Shakespeare satirizes his contemporaries who were ready not only to play the four recognized types of drama ...
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... tragedies are in a form very closely resembling that of Greco - Roman tragedy , and many , including the greatest , are on subjects taken from Greek mythology or Roman history . Some , such as Racine's Phèdre , are actually on themes ...
... tragedies are in a form very closely resembling that of Greco - Roman tragedy , and many , including the greatest , are on subjects taken from Greek mythology or Roman history . Some , such as Racine's Phèdre , are actually on themes ...
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... tragedy and opera now became closer still . Dryden joined Purcell in writing King Arthur . The works of Metastasio were scarcely less fine when viewed as pure tragedies than when they were sung as operas . The Franco- Italian composer ...
... tragedy and opera now became closer still . Dryden joined Purcell in writing King Arthur . The works of Metastasio were scarcely less fine when viewed as pure tragedies than when they were sung as operas . The Franco- Italian composer ...
Inhalt
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Christianity enriched by GrecoRoman folklore | 9 |
PASTORAL | 12 |
Urheberrecht | |
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