The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages / / Henry Osborn Taylor.
Follows the transition in literature from the classical to medieval to show hoe pagan tastes and ideals gave way to the ideals of Christianity.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1901] ©1901 |
| Year of Publication: | 1901 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Columbia University. Studies in Literature
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- I. Introduction
- II. The Passing of the Antique Man
- III. Phases of Pagan Decadence
- IV. The Antique Culture
- V. Pagan Elements Christianized in Their Transmission
- VI. The Ideals of Knowledge, Beauty, Love
- VII. Abandonment of Pagan Principles in a Christian System of Life
- VIII. Christian Prose
- IX. Christian Poetry
- X. Christian Art
- Bibliographical Appendix
- Index