Anthony Welch

The Epic (eBook, ePUB)

A Very Short Introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780192514325
• Artikelnr.: 72247262

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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