British writers on classic lands
Subtitle: a literary sketch
By: by the Hon. Albert S.G. Canning.
Publisher: T.F. Unwin
Published: 1907
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Rome.; Milton, John, 1608-1674.; English literature -- History and criticism.; Civilization, Ancient.; Literature, Comparative -- English and classical.
Notes: "Works referred to:" p. 295-296.
Discussion of knowledge and interest in ancient civilization, shown by English writers, especially Milton in Paradise Regained, Shakespeare and Jonson in their Roman plays, Macaulay and Byron.