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Living Classics: Greece and Rome in Contemporary Poetry in English (Classical Presences)

By S. J. Harrison

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
019923373X, 9780199233731
LCC
PR508.C68 L58 2009
Open Library ID
OL23213354M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1352730 bytes)
Pages
360\361
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This collection of essays explores the extensive use of Latin and Greek literary texts in a range of recent poetry written in English. It contains both contributions from poets, who include Tony Harrison, Seamus Heaney, and Michael Longley, talking about their uses of classical literature in their own work in lyric poetry and in theatre poetry, and essays from academic experts on the same topics. Living Classics asks why contemporary poets are returning to making versions of and allusions to Greek and Roman literature in their work, and interrogates the parallel interest of modern classical scholars in the contemporary reception of classical texts.

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