Roman history and myths are throughout western culture. The calender that we use is a product of Rome and so are the names of months. The months are Roman Gods. Our names we use for the planets and stars also come from Rome. Some of the ideas in government stem from the Roman ideas of how people should have a say in the government. Many the items we have started in Rome. Rome had apartment houses, paved roads, city water systems, invented cement, had the first arena, malls, and many other things come to us from Roman culture.
Jonathan Dollimore has written: 'Radical tragedy' -- subject(s): English Political plays, English drama, English drama (Tragedy), History, History and criticism, Political plays, English, Power (Social sciences) in literature, Radicalism in literature, Religion and literature, Religion in literature, Tragedies 'Sex, literature, and censorship' -- subject(s): Bisexuality in literature, Censorship, Desire in literature, English Erotic literature, English literature, Erotic literature, English, History, History and criticism, Homosexuality and literature, Sex in literature 'Death, desire, and loss in Western culture' -- subject(s): Civilization, Western, Death, History, Loss (Psychology), Lust, Popular culture, Sex, Western Civilization 'Political Shakespeare' -- subject(s): History, Politics and literature, Political and social views, Social change in literature, History and criticism, Authority in literature, English Political plays
The oldest culture that provided the most influential literature in the western world were the Hebrews. The Hebrew culture brought the concept of monotheism to the west with the Holy Bible as the most influential literature.
The oldest culture that provided the most influential literature in the western world were the Hebrews. The Hebrew culture brought the concept of monotheism to the west with the Holy Bible as the most influential literature.
Patrick Grant has written: 'Personalism and the politics of culture' -- subject(s): Religion and culture, Religion and politics, Religion and literature, Personalism, Personalism in literature 'A Dazzling Darkness' 'Six modern authors and problems of belief' -- subject(s): Belief and doubt in literature, English Philosophy, English literature, History and criticism, Philosophy, English 'Literature of mysticism in Western tradition' -- subject(s): Mysticism in literature, Literature, History and criticism, Mysticism 'Spiritual discourse and the meaning of persons' -- subject(s): History of doctrines, Man (Christian theology), Transfiguration, Mysticism in literature, Christian literature, History and criticism 'Reading the New Testament' -- subject(s): Bible, Bible as literature, Criticism, interpretation 'A Dazzling Darkness an Anthology of Western Mysticism'
traditional African culture and European culture/Western culture
The oldest culture that provided the most influential literature in the western world were the Hebrews. The Hebrew culture brought the concept of monotheism to the west with the Holy Bible as the most influential literature.
The oldest culture that provided the most influential literature in the western world were the Hebrews. The Hebrew culture brought the concept of monotheism to the west with the Holy Bible as the most influential literature.
traditional African culture and Western culture
The theme of living a kind of dual life in which traditional African culture is contrasted with life in a Western-influenced culture permeates much of African literature.
Carlton Smith has written: 'Coyote kills John Wayne' -- subject(s): American fiction, Culture conflict in literature, Ethnic groups in literature, Frontier and pioneer life in literature, History and criticism, In literature, Minorities in literature, Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature, Postmodernism (Literature), Western stories
The most influential national literature in the western world is often considered to be the literature of Ancient Greece. Greek literature, with works such as the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the tragedies of playwrights like Sophocles, has had a profound impact on Western literature, philosophy, and culture as a whole.
Anand Patil has written: 'Western Influence on Marathi Drama' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Marathi drama, English drama, Theater, History 'Comparative literature' -- subject(s): Comparative Literature, Congresses, History and criticism, Indic literature, Indic literature (English), Literature, Comparative, Oriental and Western