Epic

ISBN-13: 9780415587396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 182 str.

UK) Innes Paul (University of Glasgow

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Chapter One: Epic Literary History  Chapter Two: Ancient and Classical Epic  Chapter Three: From The Heroic towards Romance and Allegory  Chapter Four: The Renaissance and the Early Novel  Chapter Five: Epic in the Age of the Individual

O autorze

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.