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The classical epic tradition / John Kevin Newman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Newman, John Kevin, 1928-
- Series:
- Wisconsin studies in classics.
- Wisconsin studies in classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epic literature--History and criticism.
- Epic literature.
- Literature--History and criticism.
- Literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (578 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1986.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The literary epic and critical theories about the epic tradition are traced from Aristotle and Callimachus through Apollonius, Virgil, and their successors such as Chaucer and Milton to Eisenstein, Tolstoy, and Thomas Mann. Newman's revisionist critique will challenge all scholars, students, and general readers of the classics, comparative literature, and western literary traditions.
- Contents:
- A map of the terrain Aristotle, Callimachus and the ancient critical tradition Apollonius Rhodius VirgilThe Latin epic after Virgil: Ovid to Statius The critical failure: Dante and Petrarch The Italian tradition The English tradition: Chaucer and Milton The modern epic I: Eisenstein and Pudovkin The modern epic II: Tolstoy and Thomas Mann
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612731402
- 9781282731400
- 1282731408
- 9780299105136
- 029910513X
- OCLC:
- 608035517
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