Stand in the trench, Achilles : classical receptions in British poetry of the Great War /

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"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vandiver, Elizabeth, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Colección:Classical presences.
Temas:
1900-1999
English poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
World War, 1914-1918 > Poetry > History and criticism.
War poetry, English > History and criticism.
Classical literature > Influence.
Civilization, Classical > Influence.
Reader-response criticism.
Poésie anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Poésie > Histoire et critique.
Littérature ancienne > Influence.
Civilisation ancienne > Influence.
Esthétique de la réception.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Civilization, Classical > Influence
Classical literature > Influence
English poetry
Reader-response criticism
War poetry, English
Poetry
Kriegslyrik
Erster Weltkrieg > Motiv
Rezeption
Antike
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Education, class, and classics. 'Sed miles, sed pro patria': classics and public-school culture ; 'Like the Roman in brave days of old': middle-and working-class classics
  • Representing war. 'The riches of a Spartan soul': duty, honour, glory, and sacrifice ; 'The heroes stir in their lone beds': the second Trojan war
  • Death and remembrance. 'Yet many a better one has died before': Deaths imagined ; 'Their doom was glorious': commemoration and remembrance.

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