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2013. 0th Edition. Paperback. This student guidebook offers a clear introduction to an often complex and unwieldy area of literary studies. It traces epic from its ancient and classical roots through postmodern and contemporary examples. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Title
- Epic
- Author
- Paul Innes
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0415587395
- ISBN 13
- 9780415587396
- Series
- Book 25 of 52: The New Critical Idiom
This student guidebook offers a clear introduction to an often complex and unwieldy area of literary studies. Tracing epic from its ancient and classical roots through postmodern and contemporary examples this volume discusses:
- a wide range of writers including Homer, Vergil, Ovid, Dante, Chaucer, Milton, Cervantes, Keats, Byron, Eliot, Walcott and Tolkien
- texts from poems, novels, children’s literature, tv, theatre and film
- themes and motifs such as romance, tragedy, religion, journeys and the supernatural.
Offering new directions for the future and addressing the place of epic in both English-language texts and World Literature, this handy book takes you on a fascinating guided tour through the epic.
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About the Author
Paul Innes is a senior lecturer in adult and continuing education at the University of Glasgow. He has published widely on Shakespeare, early modern literature and literary theory.
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