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Autore |
Wolfe Jessica |
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Homer and the question of strife from Erasmus to Hobbes / / Jessica Wolfe |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-2268-7 |
1-4426-2267-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (624 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism |
European literature - Renaissance, 1450-1600 - History and criticism |
Social conflict in literature |
LITERARY CRITICISM / General |
Translations. |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Homer, Erasmus, and the problem of strife -- The remedy of contraries : Melanchthon, Rabelais, and epic parody -- Spenser, Homer, and the mythography of strife. Part 1 : the concatenation of virtue -- Part 2 : the two faces of Atê -- Chapman's ironic Homer -- The razor's edge : Homer, Milton, and the problem of deliberation. Part 1 : the razor's edge -- Part 2 : moral horizons : Milton's Horai -- Hobbe's Homer and the idols of the Agora -- Epilogue : the Homeric contest from Vico to Arendt. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Wolfe's transnational and multilingual study is a landmark work in the study of classical reception that has a great deal to offer to anyone examining the literary, political, and intellectual life of early modern Europe. |
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