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The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages / Henry Osborn Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Henry Osborn, author.
- Series:
- Columbia University. Studies in Literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Medieval.
- Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.
- Literature, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1901]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Follows the transition in literature from the classical to medieval to show hoe pagan tastes and ideals gave way to the ideals of Christianity.
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 0-231-89257-8
- OCLC:
- 1100456732
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