Greek epigram in reception J.A. Symonds, Oscar Wilde, and the invention of desire, 1805-1929

Tracing the evolution and reception history of a collection of ancient Greek epigrams from the early nineteenth to twentieth century, the volume analyses the rhetoric which writers and translators brought to the text, highlighting the after effects of this cultural war on the interpretations of Anci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nisbet, Gideon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014, 2014
Series:Classical presences / Classical presences
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Tracing the evolution and reception history of a collection of ancient Greek epigrams from the early nineteenth to twentieth century, the volume analyses the rhetoric which writers and translators brought to the text, highlighting the after effects of this cultural war on the interpretations of Ancient Greece in British print culture
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191761355