ISBN: 9780521707367 - the cambridge companion to the epic (cambridge companions to literature) (5 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. 2010. Paperback. This Companion surveys over four thousand years of epic poetry in a series of accessible essays. Editor(s): Bates, Catherine. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 8. Weight in Grams: 486. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Every great civilisation from the Bronze Age to the present day has produced epic poems. Epic poetry has always had a profound influence on other literary genres, including its own parody in the form of mock-epic. This Companion surveys over four thousand years of epic poetry from the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh to Derek Walcott's postcolonial Omeros. The list of epic poets analysed here includes some of the greatest writers in literary history in Europe and beyond: Homer, Virgil, Dante, Camões, Spenser, Milton, Wordsworth, Keats and Pound, among others. Each essay, by an expert in the field, pays close attention to the way these writers have intimately influenced one another to form a distinctive and cross-cultural literary tradition. Unique in its coverage of the vast scope of that tradition, this book is an essential companion for students of literature of all kinds and in all ages.…