The Classical Moment

Views from Seven Literatures

Contributions by William W. Hallo, Stephanie W. Jamison, Thomas Lamarre, Paul Rouzer, Keith W. Taylor Edited by Gail Holst-Warhaft, David R. McCann

Publication date:

29 April 1999

Length of book:

152 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Dimensions:

241x150mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780847694198

The Classical Moment is a reexamination of the concept of a supreme moment in the literatures of Greece, Mesopotamia, India, China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Taking the case of Greece as its starting point, it examines what such "moments" have in common, how they are created, and what effect they have on subsequent literary creation.