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Heroes, gods and the role of epiphany in English epic poetry / E.L. Risden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Risden, Edward L., 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epic poetry, English--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, English.
- Heroes in literature.
- Gods in literature.
- Epiphany in literature.
- Physical Description:
- v, 204 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2008]
- Summary:
- "This book examines how epic poetry reflects cultural values, and how, in epic poems, the heroes must meet supernatural beings to find answers to essential questions. The work begins with three chapters on ancient poetry"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Epiphany and the Western epic tradition
- The "duty" theme in the epic tradition
- Epic individualism
- Beowulf and sub-liminal epic epiphany
- Epiphany and the rhetoric of (dis)enchantment in Spenser's Faerie queene
- Paradise lost and the resimplification of epic epiphany
- William Blake and the personal epic fantastic
- Wordsworth's spots of time: romantic epiphany and nature spectacular
- Aurora Leigh: Victorian epic and woman's social epiphany
- Walcott's Omeros: postmodern/postcolonial epic epiphanies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786435418
- 0786435410
- OCLC:
- 190778084
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