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- The Epic (A Very Short Introdu ction)
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The Epic (A Very Short Introdu ction)
ISBN: 9780198795124
Autorius : Anthony Welch
Leidimo metai: 2024
Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
Puslapių skaičius: 160
Leidinio kalba: Anglų
Formatas: Minkšti viršeliai
Autorius : Anthony Welch
Leidimo metai: 2024
Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
Puslapių skaičius: 160
Leidinio kalba: Anglų
Formatas: Minkšti viršeliai
Aprašymas
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe epic is an ancient and universal form of artistic expression. Storytellers around the globe have long told of heroes who are touched by greatness and win lasting fame. These sprawling heroic tales convey the grandeur and pain of human life. They have been preserved for millennia in Sumerian clay tablets, Egyptian papyrus rolls, fragmentary manuscripts salvaged from European monasteries, oral traditions in Africa and Central Asia, and contemporary poetry and film.
In this Very Short Introduction, Anthony Welch places the Western epic canon alongside traditional heroic poetry from Asia, Africa, and the Near East. Tracing shared themes and practices that unite the world's epic literature, the author asks what roles epic poets serve in society and how do they differ from other narrative forms. Welch argues that the epic confronts key aspects of the human condition - heroism, community, sacrifice, death - with special force and urgency. Ranging widely from Gilgamesh to Derek Walcott's Omeros, this book acquaints readers with some of the world's greatest literary works and asks why the epic holds such power over our imaginations.
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