The Epic: A Very Short Introduction - Tapa blanda

Welch, Anthony

 
9780198795124: The Epic: A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN 10: 0198795122 ISBN 13: 9780198795124
Editorial: OUP Oxford, 2024

Sinopsis

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring


The epic is an ancient and universal form of artistic expression. Storytellers around the globe have long told of heroes who are touched by greatness and gain lasting fame.

In this Very Short Introduction, Anthony Welch places the Western epic canon alongside traditional heroic poetry from Asia, Africa, and the Near East. Tracing shared themes and practices that unite the world's epic literature, Welch examines the roles that epic poets serve in society and how epic storytelling differs from other narrative forms. Ranging widely from Gilgamesh to Derek Walcotts Omeros, the author acquaints readers with some of the world's greatest literary works and asks why the epic holds such power over our imaginations.


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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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Editorial
OUP Oxford
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0198795122
ISBN 13 
9780198795124
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
160
Contacto del fabricante
Oxford University Press
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