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The history of the epic
Abstract
This book presents a history of the epic from the classical age to the present day. It deals not just with the well-know epics of antiquity and the Renaissance, but also pursues developments in more recent literature and film. It offers an exploration of the changes that have taken place in the genre from Homer to Hollywood.
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what is the epic?
pp.1-11
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595729_1beginnings
pp.12-48
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595729_2epic in the Christian era
pp.49-83
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595729_3epic in the modern world
pp.84-113
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595729_4epic and the self
pp.114-154
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595729_5modernist epic
pp.155-187
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595729_6epic film
pp.188-214
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595729_7Publication details
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Place: Basingstoke
Year: 2006
Pages: 259
Series: Palgrave Histories of Literature
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ISBN (hardback): 978-1-349-51093-1
ISBN (digital): 978-0-230-59572-9
Full citation:
Johns-Putra Adeline (2006) The history of the epic. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.