{"product_id":"epic-echoes-in-the-wind-in-the-willows-9781032105109","title":"Epic Echoes in The Wind in the Willows","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Georgia L. Irby\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores Grahame's engagements with classical antiquity in \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e, including ancient epic, parody (\u003ci\u003eBatrachomyomachia\u003c\/i\u003e), and pastoral imagery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrby demonstrates how subtle echoes - such as the structure into 12 books, arming scenes, epic catalogues, \u003ci\u003eanabases\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ekatabases\u003c\/i\u003e, lying tales, Toad's \"cleverness\"--cumulatively suggest a link between \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e and classical literature. This study offers the first sustained treatment of classical allusions in \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e, considering the entire novel, not isolated scenes, building on existing scholarship to yield an interpretation through the lens of classical literature and its reception in Victorian and Edwardian England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume will provide a unique resource for students and scholars of classical reception and literature, as well as comparative literature, English literature, children's literature, gender studies, and Grahame's writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45241302876311,"sku":"9781032105109","price":5713.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781032105109.webp?v=1769228290","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/epic-echoes-in-the-wind-in-the-willows-9781032105109","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}