The Epic

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A Very Short Introduction

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The epic is an ancient, diverse, and global art form. This Very Short Introduction aims to showcase the scope and variety of epic storytelling around the world. Welch takes a global approach that traces key resemblances between the European classics and traditional heroic poetry from Africa, Central Asia, and the Near East.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1: A Story of All Things

2: The Singer and the Song

3: The Epic Hero

4: War

5: Family Ties

6: Civilization and the Wilderness

7: Epic and Modernity

References and Further Reading

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Produktdetails

Erscheinungsdatum

27. Februar 2025

Sprache

englisch

Seitenanzahl

160

Reihe

Very Short Introductions

Autor/Autorin

Anthony Welch

Verlag/Hersteller

Oxford University Press

Produktart

kartoniert

Gewicht

138 g

Größe (L/B/H)

171/108/11 mm

ISBN

9780198795124

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Anthony Welch

Anthony Welch is Associate Professor of English at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His publications include The Renaissance Epic and the Oral Past (2012) as well as essays on Milton, Spenser, Dryden, and the European epic tradition in English Literary Renaissance, Milton Studies, MLN: Modern Language Notes, Modern Philology, Spenser Studies, and several edited collections.

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