Overview
This book explores Grahameās engagements with classical antiquity in The Wind in the Willows, including ancient epic, parody (Batrachomyomachia), and pastoral imagery.
Irby demonstrates how subtle echoes ā such as the structure into 12 books, arming scenes, epic catalogues, anabases and katabases, lying tales, Toadās "cleverness"ācumulatively suggest a link between The Wind in the Willows and classical literature. This study offers the first sustained treatment of classical allusions in The Wind in the Willows, considering the entire novel, not isolated scenes, building on existing scholarship to yield an interpretation through the lens of classical literature and its reception in Victorian and Edwardian England.
This volume will provide a unique resource for students and scholars of classical reception and literature, as well as comparative literature, English literature, childrenās literature, gender studies, and Grahameās writing.
This book title, Epic Echoes in The Wind in the Willows, ISBN: 9781032105109, by Georgia L. Irby, published by Taylor & Francis (September 6, 2021) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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