A New Sublime: Ten Timeless Lessons on the Classics
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- Synopsis
- “[It] will move you across the globe and back in time.” - Library JournalEuropa Compass series – new format and coversFor the readers of Mary Beard and Bethany Hughes(Re)discover the timeless beauty of ancient literatureThe 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.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 272 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781787701939
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781787701816
- Publisher:
- Europa Editions (UK) Ltd.
- Date of Addition:
- 08/18/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Europa Editions
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- Ann Goldstein