Epic : form, content, and history / Frederick Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Frederick, 1943-2025.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epic literature--History and criticism.

Epic literature.

Myth in literature.

Human behavior in literature.

Literature and society.

Literary form--History.

Literary form.

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 377 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, [2012]

Summary:

There is widespread belief that the world's religions contradict each other. It follows that if one religion is true, the others must be false-an assumptions that implies, and may actually create, religious strife. In Natural Religion, acclaimed poet; critic, and essayist Frederick Turner sets out to show that the natural world offers grounds for stating that all religions are, in some respect, true. This book explores syncretism, whereby all religions are seen as grasping the same strange and complex reality, but by very different means and handles. The idea that all religions are true raises a supervening question: if so, what must the real physical universe be like? Turner approaches these questions in terms of scientific inquiry. Book jacket.

Contents:

The epic story teller

The creation myth

The hero

The quest

Kinship troubles

Natural man and the Fall

The descent into the underworld

The founding of the city

The history of the people

Setting an example

A new medium of communication

Epic form and epic content.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781412849449

1412849446

OCLC:

793224075