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, Camoes, Spenser, Milton, Wordsworth, Keats and Pound, among others. Each essay, by an expert in the...
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 lite...
This fully updated edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Companion offers clear, accessible coverage of the intricacies of Austens works in their historical context, with biographical information and suggestions for further reading. With seven new essays, the Companion now covers topics that have become central to recent Austen studies. 9780521495172
This fully updated edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Companion offers clear, accessible coverage of the intricacies of Austens works in their histori...
