The Unpublished Lectures of Gilbert HighetGilbert Highet, Anthon Professor of Latin at Columbia University, was one of the twentieth century's most erudite and distinguished classicists. This book contains virtually all Professor Highet's unpublished classical lectures, which have been arranged in three groups - Greek Literature, Latin Literature, and the Classical Tradition. One finds in these lectures a celebration of classical literature, conveyed through a humane form of scholarship, with emphasis on those aspects of great writing that make the classical authors worth reading - all of which earned for Gilbert Highet an enduring place in the history of his profession. |
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Page 99
... described . He grows cold and says less and less , because he has been com- manded by God to give her up , and cannot even argue about it . She pleads with him , tries to persuade him to stay , finally curses him and sends him away with ...
... described . He grows cold and says less and less , because he has been com- manded by God to give her up , and cannot even argue about it . She pleads with him , tries to persuade him to stay , finally curses him and sends him away with ...
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... described by someone reliable , someone credible . In Julius Caesar he produced a storm of thunder and lightning . Through the storm , terrified and staggering , he brought the toughest and most cynical of all his characters , Casca ...
... described by someone reliable , someone credible . In Julius Caesar he produced a storm of thunder and lightning . Through the storm , terrified and staggering , he brought the toughest and most cynical of all his characters , Casca ...
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... described as technol- ogy . To discuss " art " in general , to ask meaningful questions about it , and to formulate sensible answers to them , is very difficult in- deed , all but impossible ; and although scientific method is indeed a ...
... described as technol- ogy . To discuss " art " in general , to ask meaningful questions about it , and to formulate sensible answers to them , is very difficult in- deed , all but impossible ; and although scientific method is indeed a ...
Contents
Aristophanes | 9 |
Aristophanes Frogs | 24 |
Platos Phaedrus | 30 |
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