The Traditions of European Literature: From Homer to Dante

already antiquity appears began beginning believed Book Cæsar called Century character Christ Christian Church classical comparatively concerning course Dante death died divine doubt Emperor Empire England English Europe European evidently example existence expression fact familiar feel Fifth Century finally followed four French give glance Greece Greek held Homer human hundred imperial implies important Italy King known language later Latin least less letters lines literal literary literature lived longer look lyric matters means memory never once original ourselves passage passed past perhaps period Persian phase philosophic Plautus poems poet poetry present probably reason record reign remained remembered remind Roman Rome seems spirit story studied sure tells things Third thought throughout tion touched tradition translation true turn Twelfth Virgil whole writings written wrote