In Search of the Classic: Reconsidering the Greco-Roman Tradition, Homer to Valéry and Beyond

by Steven Shankman

The "classical," Steven Shankman argues, should not be confused with a particular historical period of Western antiquity, although it may owe its original articulation to the literary and philosophical explorations of ancient Greek authors. Shankman's book searches for and attempts to formulate the shape of the continuing presence--as embodied in particular literary works mainly from Western antiquity and the neoclassical and modern periods--of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271025727
• ISBN13: 9780271025728
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"