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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465502503321

Autore

Vandiver Elizabeth <1956->

Titolo

Stand in the trench, Achilles [[electronic resource] ] : classical receptions in British poetry of the Great War / / Elizabeth Vandiver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-157280-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (476 p.)

Collana

Classical presences

Disciplina

821/.912093581

Soggetti

English poetry - 20th century - History and criticism

World War, 1914-1918 - History and criticism

War poetry, English - History and criticism

Classical literature - Influence

Civilization, Classical - Influence

Reader-response criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I: EDUCATION, CLASS, AND CLASSICS; PART II: REPRESENTING WAR; PART III: DEATH AND REMEMBRANCE; Conclusion; References; General Index; Index Locorum

Sommario/riassunto

Elizabeth Vandiver examines the ways in which British poets of the First World War used classical literature, culture, and history as a source of images, ideas, and even phrases for their own poetry. Vandiver argues that classics was a crucial source for writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, from working-class poets to those educated in public schools, and for a wide variety of political positions and viewpoints. Poets used references to classics both to support and to opposethe war from its beginning all the way to the Armistice and after. By exploring the importance of classics in the