Living Classics

Greece and Rome in Contemporary Poetry in English
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-19-923373-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 574 g

Reihe: Classical Presences

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harrison, S. J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike

Über Autor(innen)

S. J. Harrison is Fellow and Tutor in Classics, Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Professor of Latin Literature, University of Oxford.