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

• Autore: Vandiver Elizabeth <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (476 p.)
• Disciplina: 821/.912093581
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Stand in the trench, Achilles
• ISBN: 0-19-157280-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823200003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Classical presences.