Rumour and Renown

Rumour and Renown
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 707
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ISBN-10 : 9780521620888
ISBN-13 : 0521620880
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Book Synopsis Rumour and Renown by : Philip R. Hardie

Download or read book Rumour and Renown written by Philip R. Hardie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major study of the literary treatment of rumour and renown across the canon of authors from Homer to Alexander Pope, including readings in historiographical and dramatic texts, and authors such as Petrarch, Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare and Milton. Of interest to students of classical and comparative literature and of reception studies.


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