Stand in the Trench, Achilles : Classical Receptions in British Poetry of the Great War
Elizabeth. Vandiver
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt | Oxford : : OUP Oxford, , 2010.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (476 p.)
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I: EDUCATION, CLASS, AND CLASSICS; PART II: REPRESENTING WAR; PART III: DEATH AND REMEMBRANCE; Conclusion; References; General Index; Index Locorum. - Elizabeth Vandiver examines the ways in which British poets of the First World War used classical literature, culture, and history as a source of images, ideas, and even phrases for their own poetry. Vandiver argues that classics was a crucial source for writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, from working-class poets to those educated in public schools, and for a wide variety of political positions and viewpoints. Poets used references to classics both to support and to opposethe war from its beginning all the way to the Armistice and after. By exploring the importance of classics in the
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Emner | Civilization, Classical - Influence
Classical literature - Influence English poetry - History and criticism War poetry, English - History and criticism Vis mer... World War, 1914-1918 - History and criticism
English poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Reader-response criticism. World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry -- History and criticism. Antikken Engelsk litteratur English Literature English Første verdenskrig Gresk litteratur Languages & Literatures Latinsk litteratur Lyrikk Resepsjon Storbritannia |
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ISBN | 9780199542741
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