The classical tradition : Greek and Roman influences on western literature

This landmark book explores the ways in which the Greco-Roman tradition has shaped modern European and American literature. This book explores the ways in which the Greco-Roman tradition has shaped modern European and American literature. Cover The Classial Tradition Copyright Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Contents Abbreviations 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 Renaissane Translation 7 The Renaissance Drama 8 The Renaissance Epic 9 the Renaissance Pastoral and Romance 10 Rabelais And Montaigne 11 Sshakespeare'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 Breif Bibliography Notes Index A reissue in paperback of a title first published in 1949.