Living Classics - Greece and Rome in Contemporary Poetry in English

Zusatztext This is an interesting book, with a great sense of doors opening Informationen zum Autor S. J. Harrison is Fellow and Tutor in Classics, Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Professor of Latin Literature, University of Oxford. Klappentext This collection of essays explores the extensive use of Latin and Greek literary texts in a range of recent poetry written in English. It contains both contributions from poets! who include Tony Harrison! Seamus Heaney! and Michael Longley! talking about their uses of classical literature in their own work in lyric poetry and in theatre poetry! and essays from academic experts on the same topics. Living Classics asks why contemporary poets are returning to making versions of and allusions to Greek and Roman literature in their work! and interrogates the parallel interest of modern classical scholars in the contemporary reception of classical texts. Zusammenfassung A collection of essays exploring the extensive use of Latin and Greek literary texts in a range of recent poetry written in English. It contains both contributions from poets, including Tony Harrison, Seamus Heaney, and Michael Longley, and essays from academic experts on the same topics.

Product details

• Authors: S. J. Harrison
• Assisted by: S. J. Harrison (Editor), S. J. (Fellow and Tutor in Classics Harrison (Editor), Harrison S. J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2009
• EAN: 9780199233731
• ISBN: 978-0-19-923373-1
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Classical Presences; Classical Presences
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets