Classical Literature: An Epic Journey from Homer to Virgil and Beyond
G.W. Bowersock, The New York Review of Books“There is scarcely anything on which he does not offer an original aperçu, sometimes illuminating, sometimes simply provocative, but always worth reading... Jenkyns's view of ancient literature is Olympian.”The writings of the Greeks and Romans form the...
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G.W. Bowersock, The New York Review of Books“There is scarcely anything on which he does not offer an original aperçu, sometimes illuminating, sometimes simply provocative, but always worth reading... Jenkyns's view of ancient literature is Olympian.”The writings of the Greeks and Romans form the bedrock of Western culture. Inventing the molds for histories, tragedies, and
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780465097975 (0465097979)
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English