[PDF] Idylls O Hame And Other Poems eBook

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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 18,15 MB
Release : 2021-08-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004466711

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Brill's Companion to Theocritus offers an up-to-date guide to a thorough understanding of Theocritus’ literary output. Exploring his corpus from a variety of novel perspectives, it presents a detailed account of the intricacy of Theocritus’ poetic art.

Author : John Aberth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 39,53 MB
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1135257264

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Imagining the Middle Ages is an unprecedented examination of the historical content of films depicting the medieval period from the 11th to the 15th centuries. Historians increasingly feel the need to weigh in on popular depictions of the past, since so much of the public's knowledge of history comes from popular mediums. Aberth dissects how each film interpreted the period, offering estimations of the historical accuracy of the works and demonstrating how they project their own contemporary era's obsessions and fears onto the past.

Author : Theocritus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 38,57 MB
Release : 1999-02-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780521574204

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This is the first full-scale commentary on poems by Theocritus since Gow's edition of 1950, and the first to exploit the recent revolution in the study of Hellenistic and Roman poetry; the poems included in this volume (Idylls 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 13) are principally the bucolic poems which, through their influence on Virgil, established the Western pastoral tradition. The focus of the commentary is literary - both on how Theocritus exploited the classical heritage for a new type of poetry, and on what that poetry meant in the third century BC. The commentary, together with the introductory essays to each poem, makes a major contribution to the understanding of this extraordinary poetic form. The Introduction explores the meaning of 'bucolic', the presentation of a stylised countryside, the importance of eros in the bucolic world, and Theocritus' verbal and metrical style.

Author : Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,59 MB
Release : 2020-03-16
Category : Poetry
ISBN :

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Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson's 'The Last Tournament' is a poetic narrative that delves into the Arthurian legend, focusing on the final jousting tournament held by King Arthur. The book is written in Tennyson's signature lyrical style, filled with rich imagery and emotional depth, capturing the essence of chivalry and honor prevalent in the medieval era. Tennyson's portrayal of characters like Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere adds a layer of complexity to the story, exploring themes of betrayal and redemption within the legendary Camelot. 'The Last Tournament' stands out as a significant work in Tennyson's larger body of Arthurian literature, showcasing his mastery of narrative poetry and his ability to evoke a sense of nostalgia for a bygone era. Readers will be captivated by the evocative language and the timeless themes presented in this classic tale of love and loyalty.

Author : Theocritus
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 24,3 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198152903

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This is a new annotated translation of the Greek poems of Theocritus of Syracuse (first half of the third century BC), the inventor of "bucolic" or "pastoral" poetry, the principal model for Virgil in the Eclogues, and hence a major figure in the literary traditions that antiquity bequeathed to Western literature.