Why read European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages?

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Published just after the Second World War, European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages is a sweeping exploration of the remarkable continuity of European literature across time and place, from the classical era up to the early nineteenth century, and from the Italian peninsula to the British Isles. In what…

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1 author picked European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Albrecht Classen

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This is the most seminal study ever written regarding western culture, highlighting the connections and shared tropes and topoi from classical antiquity to the early twentieth century. Curtius demonstrates an enormous command of Latin and vernacular literature from all of Europe and knows how to draw significant lines from culture to culture and from period to period.

From Albrecht's list on the labyrinth of life through a medieval lens.