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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1985. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1985. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Oxford University Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1985-11-21. Paperback. Used: Good.

"This book is an outline of the chief ways in which Greek and Latin influence has moulded the literature of western Europe and America." Contents include The Dark Ages: English Literature; The Middle Ages: French Literature; Dante and Pagan Antiquity; Towards the Renaissance: Petrarch, Boccaccio, Chaucer; The Renaissance: Translation; The Renaissance: Drama; The Renaissance: Epic; The Renaissance: Pastoral and Romance; Rabelais and Montaigne; Shakespeare's Classics; The Renaissance and Afterward: Lyric Poetry; Transition; The Battle of the Books; A Note on Baroque; Baroque Tragedy; Satire; Baroque Prose; The Time of Revolution; Parnassus and Antichrist; A Century of Scholarship; The Symbolist Poets and James Joyce; The Reinterpretation of the Myths. xxxviii, 763 pages, index; softcover; edges worn, some pencil notes & underlinings; Good. Stock#ofc0339.

Oxford University Press, 1957. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

A GALAXY BOOK, 1959. Book. Very Good. Owner inscription on inside front cover. Underlining on about 12 pages. literature.

Galaxy, 1957. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Oxford, 1985. 763pp. Large trade paperback, VG, corner tips slightly curled, no markings in text, owner name on title page, index, chapter notes, The Classical Tradition : Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. Clean and tight. No creases to the spine. Appears unread. Very little sheflwear. Name on the inside of the front cover.. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature.

Oxford University Press,, 1957.. Paperback. Used, good. Just about like new except has library stamp on first page. This is the 5th (1965) printing of the 1957 Galaxy Book published by Oxford Univ Press, 763pp. Slightest wear, page edges not quite pristine, sound binding. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

Galaxy Book, 1961. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (3d ptg.) Large softcover, thick, 763 pages. Creased at top front right, creases the length of spine, tiny wear spot at spine bottom left edge. In-depth, wide-ranging examination of Greek and Roman influences of English Poetry and French Romance--astounding scholarship. Very Good.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. 3d Galaxy Printing. xxxviii, 763p., stiff wrappers.

Paperback. Good.

1964. Broschiert, 763 Seiten, das Buch ist gut erhalten --- Softcover, 763 pages, the book is in a good condition

Fifth printing. Edge wear to the jacket, and a tear closed with tape. All pages unmarked.

New York: Galaxy / Oxford University Press, 1959 Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. 2nd Edition. Originally published in 1949, Gilbert Highet''s seminal The Classical Tradition is a herculean feat of comparative literature and a landmark publication in the history of classical reception. As Highet states in the opening lines of his Preface, this book outlines "the chief ways in which Greek and Latin influence has moulded the literatures of western Europe and America". With that simple statement, Highet takes his reader on a sweeping exploration of the history of western literature. To summarize what he covers is a near-impossible task. Discussions of Ovid and French literature of the Middle Ages and Chaucer''s engagement with Virgil and Cicero lead, swiftly, into arguments of Christian versus "pagan" works in the Renaissance, Baroque imitations of Seneca, and the (re)birth of satire. Building momentum through Byron, Tennyson, and the rise of "art of art''s… Read More

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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2015. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.