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: | 978-0-19-967932-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $66.00 |
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.