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The Classical Tradition

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

The Classical Tradition

By Gilbert Highet, Prof. Harold Bloom

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About the book

Originally published in 1949, Gilbert Highet's seminal The Classical Tradition is a herculean feat of comparative literature and a landmark publication in the history of classical reception. As Highet states in the opening lines of his Preface, this book outlines "the chief ways in which Greek and Latin influence has moulded the literatures of western Europe and America. " With that simple statement, Highet takes his reader on a sweeping exploration of thehistory of western literature. To summar...Show more

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9780199377695

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Oxford University Press Inc

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2015

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The Classical Tradition

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