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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... Shakespeare did not know much of the Latin language , he knew virtually no Greek , and he was vague and un- scholarly in using what he did know . But he used it nearly all with the flair of a great imaginative artist . What Jonson could ...
... Shakespeare did not know much of the Latin language , he knew virtually no Greek , and he was vague and un- scholarly in using what he did know . But he used it nearly all with the flair of a great imaginative artist . What Jonson could ...
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... Shakespeare's boyhood , inferring from that , and from echoes in the dramas , what were the books he probably read in school . To begin with , Shakespeare used the standard Latin grammar written by the two great Renaissance educators ...
... Shakespeare's boyhood , inferring from that , and from echoes in the dramas , what were the books he probably read in school . To begin with , Shakespeare used the standard Latin grammar written by the two great Renaissance educators ...
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... Shakespeare moved it to England near his own home : his mother's name was Mary Arden . H. Smith , ' Pastoral Influence in the English Drama ' ( PMLA , 12 ( n.s. 5 ) , 1897 ... Shakespeare himself NOTES ON 11. SHAKESPEARE'S CLASSICS 619 120.
... Shakespeare moved it to England near his own home : his mother's name was Mary Arden . H. Smith , ' Pastoral Influence in the English Drama ' ( PMLA , 12 ( n.s. 5 ) , 1897 ... Shakespeare himself NOTES ON 11. SHAKESPEARE'S CLASSICS 619 120.
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ITALY | 5 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 11 |
ENGLISH LITERATURE 2247 | 22 |
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