A new sublime : ten timeless lessons on the classics
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Goldstein, Ann, 1949- translator.
Published
New York, New York : Europa Editions, [2020].
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Published
New York, New York : Europa Editions, [2020].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
268 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Dieci lezioni sui classici.
General Note
Original title: Dieci lezioni sui classici; Bologna : Società editrice il Mulino, ©2017.
General Note
"Europa Compass"--Front cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and index.
Description
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.
Language
Translated from the Italian.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Boitani, P., & Goldstein, A. (2020). A new sublime: ten timeless lessons on the classics . Europa Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boitani, Piero and Ann Goldstein. 2020. A New Sublime: Ten Timeless Lessons On the Classics. Europa Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boitani, Piero and Ann Goldstein. A New Sublime: Ten Timeless Lessons On the Classics Europa Editions, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Boitani, Piero,, and Ann Goldstein. A New Sublime: Ten Timeless Lessons On the Classics Europa Editions, 2020.
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