The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature

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In the table of contents, only the titles the pages of which are in ranging form (eg 234-27) have links. The titles of chapters and parts too are linked. The book has another table of contents in bookmark form which differs slightly from the main table contents. There is, as well, a Persian translation of the book available on the site as ادبیات و سنتهای کلاسیک: تأثیر یونان و روم بر ادبیات غرب تألیف گیلبرت هایت، ترجمۀ محمد کلباسی و مهین دانشور Preface Acknowledgements Contents Abbreviations 1 Introduction The Fall of the Greek and Roman Civilization The Dark Ages The Middle Ages The Renaissance 2 The Dark Ages: English Literature Anglo-Saxon Poetry Anglo-Saxon Prose 3 The Middle Ages: French Literature Romances of Chivalrous Adventure Ovid and Romantic Love Philomela The Romance of the Rose 4 Dante and Pagan Antiquity 5 Towards the Renaissance: Petrarch, Boccaccio, Chaucer Petrarch Boccaccio Chaucer 6 The Renaissance: Translation Translation Translation in the Western European Countries Epic History Philosophy Drama Oratory Smaller Works 7 The Renaissance: Drama Debts of Modern Drama to Greece and Rome Classical Playwrights Who Survived to Influence Modern Drama Translations of Latin and Greek Plays Imitations of Classical Drama in Latin Emulation of Classical Drama in Modern Languages Other Aspects of Drama Derived from the Classics 8 The Renaissance: Epic The Four Chief Types of Epic Poetry in the Renaissance Classical Influences on These Poems 9 The Renaissance: Pastoral and Romance Pastoral and Romance in the Renaissance Other Expressions of the Pastoral Ideal 10 Rabelais and Montaigne Rabelais Montaigne 11 Shakespeare's Classics His knowledge of Rome and of Greece The Classical Authors Whom Shakespeare Knew Well 12 The Renaissance and Afterwards: Lyric Poetry The Classical Models for Modern Lyrics What Modern Lyric Poetry Took from Classical Lyric Poetry The Challenge of Pindar and Responses to It Horace Lyrical Poetry in the Revolutionary Era 13 Transition 14 The Battle of the Books The Chief Arguments Used by the Moderns Preconceptions behind These Arguments Chronological Survey of the Battle Results of the Battle 15 A Note on Baroque 16 Baroque Tragedy The failure of Baroque Tragedy 17 Satire Verse Satire Based on Roman Satire The Renaissance 18 Baroque Prose Prose Style Fiction History 19 The Time of Revolution 1 Introduction What did Greece mean to the men of the revolutionary age? 2 Germany 3 France and the United States Classical influences were a leading factor in the French Revolution. Parallel Expressions in the American Revolution French Literature of the Revolution The Heir of the Revolution: Victor Hugo 4 England 5 Italy Alfieri Foscolo Leopardi 6 Conclusion 20 Parnassus and Antichrist Parnassus: Its Ideals Antichrist: The Chief Arguments against Christianity Christian Counter-Propaganda in Popular Novels 21 A Century of Scholarship Reasons for the Increase Translations of Classical Books Education Reasons for the Decline The Failure of Classical Teaching and the Responsibility of the Scholar 22 The Symbolist Poets and James Joyce How These Writers Try to Use Classical Forms How They Use Classical Legends Surnrnary 23 The Reinterpretation of the Myths Philosophical and Psychological Interpretations Literary Transformations of the Myths 24 Conclusion Civilization is not the accumulation of wealth, but the good life of the mind. Brief Bibliography Notes 1 Introduction 2 The Dark Ages: English Literature 3 The Middle Ages: French Literature 4 Dante and Pagan Antiquity 5 Towards the Renaissance 6 The Renaissance: Translation 7 The Renaissance: Drama 8 The Renaissance: Epic 9 The Renaissance: Pastoral and Romance 10 Rabelais and Montaigne 11 Shakespeare's Classics 12 The Renaissance and Afterwards: Lyric Poetry 13 Transition 14 The Battle of the Books 15 A Note on Baroque 16 Baroque Tragedy 17 Satire 18 Baroque Prose 19 The Time of Revolution 20 Parnassus and Antichrist 21 A Century of Scholarship 22 The Symbolist Poets and James Joyce 23 The Reinterpretation of the Myths 24 Conclusion Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z