Richard F. Thomas ist ein renommierter Klassizist, dessen Werk sich mit der reichen Geschichte und Literatur des antiken Griechenlands und Roms befasst. Seine Forschung konzentriert sich auf philologische, narratologische und rezeptionstheoretische Ansätze, mit einem besonderen Schwerpunkt auf Vergil. Thomas untersucht, wie sich klassische Werke über die Jahrhunderte entwickelt und wie sie aufgenommen wurden, und deckt ihren anhaltenden Einfluss auf. Seine Autorität auf diesem Gebiet zeigt sich in seinen umfangreichen Veröffentlichungen und seinem Engagement bei führenden akademischen Institutionen und Verlagen.
The book explores the ideological interpretations of Virgil's work over two millennia, highlighting the complex relationship between his poetry and Emperor Augustus. It analyzes ancient poets and grammarians' varied perspectives, Dryden's Royalist translation, and American interpretations. The study also critiques nineteenth-century philology's alterations and examines readings influenced by fascism and National Socialism. Ultimately, it reveals how different eras have shaped the Aeneid to align with their optimistic views of Virgil.
'At last an expert classicist gets to grips with Bob Dylan' Mary Beard When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, the literary world was up in arms. How could the world's most prestigious book prize be awarded to a famously cantankerous singer-songwriter in his Seventies, who wouldn't even deign to make a victory speech? In Why Dylan Matters, Harvard Professor Richard F. Thomas answers that question with magisterial erudition. A world expert on Classical poetry, Thomas was initially ridiculed by his colleagues for teaching a course on Bob Dylan alongside his traditional seminars on Homer, Virgil and Ovid. Dylan's Nobel prize win brought him vindication, and he immediately found himself thrust into the limelight as a leading academic voice in all matters Dylanological. This witty, personal volume is a distillation of Thomas's famous course, and makes a compelling case for moving Dylan out of the rock n' roll Hall of Fame and into the pantheon of Classical poets. The most dazzlingly original and compelling Dylan book in decades, Why Dylan Matters will amaze and astound everyone from the first-time listener to the lifetime fan. You'll never think about Bob Dylan in the same way again.
A basic guide for college students and any beginners using the software application package Microsoft Works. Specific topics are dealt with in a series of lessons, which build on each other and are accompanied by tests and exercises.
