A new sublime: ten timeless lessons on the classics
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Main Author: Boitani, Piero 1947- (Author)
Other Authors: Goldstein, Ann 1957- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. Europa Editions [2020]
Series:Europa compass
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Abstract:The classics "never exhaust what they have to say". Informed by this belief, linguistic expert Piero Boitani invites the reader to explore the wisdom of the works of literature underpinning Western culture, and highlights their profound and sometimes surprising connection to the present. The themes explored in this book are as wide-ranging as they are enduringly relevant. They include the Iliad's depiction of power and war, as well as its invocation of compassion as one of the necessary foundations of society; the Odyssey as the world's first novel; Lucretius and the way he transformed Greek scientific thought into sublime poetry; Virgil's celebration of the history of Rome, from small village to world capital, as well as Tacitus' denunciation of the imperialistic nature of Roman power; and Ovid's Metamorphoses--a poem about incessant change the first postmodern classic
Item Description:Translation of: Dieci lezioni sui classici
Original title: Dieci lezioni sui classici; Bologna : Società editrice il Mulino, ©2017
"Europa Compass"--Front cover
Physical Description:268 Seiten
ISBN:9781609455378