The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature by Gilbert Highet

The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature

Gilbert Highet

808 pages first pub 1954 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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, th...

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