European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages: Updated Edition
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In this "magnificent book" (T. S. Eliot), Ernst Robert Curtius (1886-1956), one of the foremost literary scholars of this century, examines the continuity of European literature from Homer to Goethe, with particular emphasis on the Latin Middle Ages. In an extensive new epilogue, drawing on hitherto unpublished material, Peter Godman analyzes the intellectual and political context and character of Curtius' ideas.
Author: Ernst Robert Curtius
Format: Paperback, 736 pages, 140mm x 216mm
Published: 1991, Princeton University Press, United States
Genre: Literary Criticism
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In this "magnificent book" (T. S. Eliot), Ernst Robert Curtius (1886-1956), one of the foremost literary scholars of this century, examines the continuity of European literature from Homer to Goethe, with particular emphasis on the Latin Middle Ages. In an extensive new epilogue, drawing on hitherto unpublished material, Peter Godman analyzes the intellectual and political context and character of Curtius' ideas.
European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages: Updated Edition