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100 1 _aTucker, T. G.
_q(Thomas George),
_d1859-1946
245 1 4 _aThe foreign debt of English literature
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-06-10
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Foreign Debt of English Literature" by T. G. Tucker is a scholarly publication written in the early 20th century. This text examines the interconnections and influences between English literature and various foreign literary traditions, with a focus on how these external sources have enriched and shaped the English literary landscape. It aims to provide a comparative analysis of literature, highlighting the dependencies and borrowings English writers have made from Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, and other literary cultures throughout history. The opening of the work establishes the premise that a thorough appreciation of English literature must include an understanding of its interactions with other literary traditions. Tucker introduces the concept that English literature did not grow in isolation but rather evolved through significant contributions from authors and works from other cultures, particularly Greek literature, which he asserts is foundational to modern European literary history. He outlines his intention to explore these interdependencies through a series of chapters, beginning with an analysis of Greek literature’s profound impact on English authors such as Chaucer and Shakespeare. By emphasizing the importance of recognizing this literary "debt," Tucker sets the stage for a detailed exploration of literary exchanges that have shaped English literary identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: George Bell and Sons, 1907
653 _aComparative literature
653 _aEnglish literature -- History and criticism
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/foreigndebtofen00tuck/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73805
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