The Garlands of Repose: the Literary Celebration of Civic and Retired Leisure, the Traditions of Homer and Vergil, Horace and Montaigne
Hardcover
1978 · Chicago & London
by O'Loughlin, Michael
Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1978. Seventy-Eighth Printing. Hardcover. 0226626571 . A Fine Later Printing housed in a dust-jacket of equal condition ; is a book about the literary connections between the works of Homer, Vergil, Horace, and Montaigne. It discusses how these authors use the traditions of their predecessors to write about different aspects of life.The Garlands of Repose is a book about the literary connections between the works of Homer, Vergil, Horace, and Montaigne. It discusses how these authors use the traditions of their predecessors to write about different aspects of life, including leisure and civic life.; 8vo; 326 pages . (Inventory #: 123552)