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Stand in the trench, Achilles : classical receptions in British poetry of the Great War /
"Stand in the Trench, Achilles examines the range of classical receptions in British poetry of the First World War. Elizabeth Vandiver considers poets from a wide social spectrum and discusses the ways in which they refigured classical literature. Vandiver demonstrates that classics and its pre...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Classical presences.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Stand in the Trench, Achilles examines the range of classical receptions in British poetry of the First World War. Elizabeth Vandiver considers poets from a wide social spectrum and discusses the ways in which they refigured classical literature. Vandiver demonstrates that classics and its previous appropriations in English literature provided a rich source of images, tropes, and even verbal expressions for writers of different backgrounds, different political positions, and different viewpoints on the war."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 455 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-428) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191572807 0191572802 |