English Literature and Ancient Languages [Hardcover]

Kenneth Haynes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0199261903 | ISBN-13: 978-0199261901 | Publication Date: December 11, 2003

This is a study of the presence of Greek and Latin in British literature since the Renaissance. While the influence of Greek and Roman literature on British literature has been extensively surveyed, the role of those ancient languages themselves within modern British literature has only begun to be studied. This book is a study of the literary representation and dramatization of English in contact with Greek and Latin.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is a valuable book for students on literature courses that combine Classics with English or a modern language. It is full of interesting examples which open up new areas of investigation. It is also of value to Anglophone educators in the ancient languages as it will enable them to point up the influences of Latin and Greek on English. This is an inexpensive paperback edition (with corrections) of the original publication of 2003. John Bulwer, Bryn Mawr Reviews I've learned a lot from it and enjoyed the experience of reading it. If this is Professor Haynes's 'initial survey' of his field, I look forward with eager expectation to his future, fuller-length studies. Essays in Criticism

About the Author

Kenneth Haynes is Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at Brown University. He is co-editor of Horace in English (Penguin 1996) and of the first scholarly editions of two major works by Swinburne (forthcoming from Penguin). He is also co-editor, with Peter France, of The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English, Volume 4: 1790-1890 (forthcoming).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 11, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199261903
• ISBN-13: 978-0199261901
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,468,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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