Höhepunkte griechischer Literatur. Von Homer zu Theokrit. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von R. Unterberger und B. Rueff. Originaltitel: Landmarks in Greek Literature. - BOWRA, C.M.,
KORTE INHOUD
'This latest addition to the long list of Sir Maurice Bowra's works begins with the words 'literature as a fine art', and this initial phrase sets the theme for what follows. The introductory chapter emphasis concentration on 'the art of words' as the central feature of Greek literature: a desire 'to impose order on words just as they did on stone or bronze'; 'formal elegance, a discipline which holds the words in check and thereby increases their effectiveness.' (...) The rest of the book is an account of the surviving products of the Greeks' skill in the art of words. The title suggests a limited selection. But in fact most extant literature down to the Alexandrinians is covered. (...) The chapter on Homer sets a high standard. (...) There have been few better or more sensitive accounts of the poems as they stand.The human characters are admirably described, and the various strands in Homer's treatment of the gods are skilfully disentangled. (...) After this exciting beginning one reader (...) must admit s...
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Stuttgart (...), 1968. 316p. Cloth with dust wrps.Antiquarian
'This latest addition to the long list of Sir Maurice Bowra's works begins with the words 'literature as a fine art', and this initial phrase sets the theme for what follows. The introductory chapter emphasis concentration on 'the art of words' as the central feature of Greek literature: a desire 'to impose order on words just as they did on stone or bronze'; 'formal elegance, a discipline which holds the words in check and thereby increases their...
'This latest addition to the long list of Sir Maurice Bowra's works begins with the words 'literature as a fine art', and this initial phrase sets the theme for what follows. The introductory chapter emphasis concentration on 'the art of words' as the central feature of Greek literature: a desire 'to impose order on words just as they did on stone or bronze'; 'formal elegance, a discipline which holds the words in check and thereby increases their...
