The classical tradition : Greek and Roman influences on Western literature / by Gilbert Highet ; with a new foreword by Harold Bloom.
| Author/creator | Highet, Gilbert author. |
| Other author | Bloom, Harold writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Oxford University Press, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | xl, 763 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Dark Ages : English literature -- The Middle Ages : French literature -- Dante and pagan antiquity -- Towards the Renaissance : Petrarch, Boccaccio, Chaucer -- The Renaissance : translation -- The Renaissance : drama -- The Renaissance : epic -- The Renaissance : pastoral and romance -- Rabelais and Montaigne -- Shakespeare's classics -- The Renaissance and afterwards : lyric poetry -- Transition -- The battle of the books -- A note on Baroque -- Baroque tragedy -- Satire -- Baroque prose -- The time of revolution -- Parnassus and antichrist -- A century of scholarship -- The symbolist poets and James Joyce -- The reinterpretation of the myths. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 550-705) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780199377695 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199377693 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN883 .H54 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |