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Author : John Clark
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Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of Epic Poetry (post-Virgilian) written by John Clark and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Clark
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ISBN 13 : 9781331219996
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (199 download)
Download or read book A History of Epic Poetry (Post-Virgilian) (Classic Reprint) written by John Clark and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of Epic Poetry (Post-Virgilian) The following pages are meant to exhibit the different national renderings of a variety of poetry that perhaps more than any other has given status to the literature possessing a great specimen of it, and supremacy to the poet of that specimen. I have restricted my formal examination of poems to those of the post - Virgilian period. So much excellent criticism has been made on Homer and Virgil that it seemed presumption on my part, as well as a needless increase of the bulk of the book, to adventure a full statement of the epical position of these two princely poets. It is clear, however, that no history of epic poetry could be called satisfactory that did not contain some reference to these poets - that did not, indeed, to a definite if limited extent, take into account and appraise their work. I have therefore in the Introduction devoted some pages to a consideration of certain aspects of the epical quality of their respective poems. Other pre-Virgilian epics than those of Homer claim, and have received, a certain amount of attention. A study like mine, to reach true conclusions, needs observation not only of the great masters of epic, but also of humbler poets whose good intentions have not been reinforced by potent inspiration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Brooks Otis
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806127828
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (278 download)
Download or read book Virgil, a Study in Civilized Poetry written by Brooks Otis and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this classic study, Brooks Otis presents Virgil as a radically different poet from any of his Greek or Roman predecessors. Virgil molded the ancient epic tradition to his own Roman contemporary aims and succeeded in making mythical and legendary figures meaningful to a sophisticated, unmythical age. Otis begins and ends his study with the Aeneid and includes chapters on the Bucolics and the Georgics. A new foreword by Ward W. Briggs, Jr., places Otis’s groundbreaking achievement in the context of past and present Virgilian scholarship.
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Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Reprint Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Jenkyns
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465097987
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Classical Literature written by Richard Jenkyns and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writings of the Greeks and Romans form the bedrock of Western culture. Inventing the molds for histories, tragedies, and philosophies, while pioneering radical new forms of epic and poetry, the Greeks and Romans created the literary world we still inhabit today. Writing with verve and insight, distinguished classicist Richard Jenkyns explores a thousand years of classical civilization, carrying readers from the depths of the Greek dark ages through the glittering heights of Rome's empire. Jenkyns begins with Homer and the birth of epic poetry before exploring the hypnotic poetry of Pindar, Sappho, and others from the Greek dark ages. Later, in Athens's classical age, Jenkyns shows the radical nature of Sophocles's choice to portray Ajax as a psychologically wounded warrior, how Aeschylus developed tragedy, and how Herodotus, in "inventing history," brought to narrative an epic and tragic quality. We meet the strikingly modern figure of Virgil, struggling to mirror epic art in an age of empire, and experience the love poems of Catullus, who imbued verse with obsessive passion as never before. Even St. Paul and other early Christian writers are artfully grounded here in their classical literary context. A dynamic and comprehensive introduction to Greek and Roman literature, Jenkyns's Classical Literature is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the classics -- and the extraordinary origins of Western culture. "There is scarcely anything on which he does not offer an original aperç sometimes illuminating, sometimes simply provocative, but always worth reading... Jenkyns's view of ancient literature is Olympian." -- G.W. Bowersock, The New York Review of Books
Author : K. W. Gransden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521287562
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (875 download)
Download or read book Virgil's Iliad written by K. W. Gransden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1984-10-25 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the course of re-establishing the value and importance of Books VII-XII of Virgil's Aeneid, this study also explores in some detail his use of Homer's Iliad.
Author : A. Johns-Putra
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230595723
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The History of the Epic written by A. Johns-Putra and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-07-11 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a history of the epic from the classical age to the present day. It deals not just with the well-know epics of antiquity and the Renaissance, but also pursues developments in more recent literature and film. It offers an exploration of the changes that have taken place in the genre from Homer to Hollywood.
Author : Richard Jenkyns
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Classical Epic written by Richard Jenkyns and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the ancient world Homer was recognised as the fountainhead of culture. His poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, were universally admired as examples of great literature which could never be surpassed. In this study, Richard Jenkyns re-examines the two Homeric epics and the work that is perhaps their closest rival, the Aeneid of Virgil. A wide range of topics is covered, including chapters on heroism and tragedy in the Iliad, morality in the Odyssey and Virgil's skilful reworking of elements from the two earlier epics. Essential reading for those who are unfamiliar with the works of Homer and Virgil, the author's lively and provocative approach will also appeal to more experienced scholars of classical literature.
Author : Virgil
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Aeneid written by Virgil and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virgil
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486113973
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Aeneid written by Virgil and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monumental epic poem tells the heroic story of Aeneas, a Trojan who escaped the burning ruins of Troy to found Lavinium, the parent city of Rome, in the west.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1012 pages
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Download or read book The Spectator written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.
Author : R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1614 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book American Book Publishing Record Cumulative, 1950-1977 written by R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Reprint Expediting Service Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Hopkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199219818
Total Pages : 749 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature: The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature written by David Hopkins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 749 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The present volume [3] is the first to appear of the five that will comprise The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature (henceforth OHCREL). Each volume of OHCREL will have its own editor or team of editors"--Preface.
Author : Philip R. Hardie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521425629
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (256 download)
Download or read book The Epic Successors of Virgil written by Philip R. Hardie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critically sophisticated introduction to the epic tradition of the early Roman empire.
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Total Pages : 524 pages
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Download or read book Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jane E. Everson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780198160151
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (61 download)
Download or read book The Italian Romance Epic in the Age of Humanism written by Jane E. Everson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The romance or chivalric epic was the most popular form of literature in Renaissance Italy. This book shows how it owed its appeal to a successful fusion of traditional, medieval tales of Charlemagne and Arthur with the newer cultural themes developed by the revival in classical antiquity that constitutes the key to Renaissance culture.
