Stand in the Trench, Achilles Classical Receptions in British Poetry of the Great War |
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| Author:
| Vandiver, Elizabeth |
| Series title: | Classical Presences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-954274-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $319.05AUD $401.00 |
Book Description:
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A study of 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. Elizabeth Vandiver offers a new perspective on that poetry and on the history of classics in British culture.
A study of 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. Elizabeth Vandiver offers a new perspective on that poetry and on the history of classics in British culture.