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The History of the Epic (Palgrave Histories of Literature)
Adeline Johns-Putra
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Description for The History of the Epic (Palgrave Histories of Literature)
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Histories of Literature. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
Palgrave Histories of Literature
Condition
New
Weight
559g
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403912121
SKU
V9781403912121
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99-15
About Adeline Johns-Putra
ADELINE JOHNS-PUTRA is Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter, UK. She is the author of Heroes and Housewives: Women's Epic Poetry and Domestic Ideology in the Romantic Age (2001), and has also published articles on gender and genre in the Romantic age.
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