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Paperback. Condition: New. 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 gain lasting fame.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, Welch examines the roles that epic poets serve in society and how epic storytelling differs from other narrative forms. Ranging widely from Gilgamesh to Derek Walcotts Omeros, the author acquaints readers with some of the world's greatest literary works and asks why the epic holds such power over our imaginations. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Published by U. Of California, Berkeley, 2007
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Published by Cornell University Press, 1982
ISBN 10: 0801498821 ISBN 13: 9780801498824
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Published by Asia Society, Incorporated, 1973
ISBN 10: 0878480412 ISBN 13: 9780878480418
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Published by University of California Press, 2007
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Paperback. Condition: New. 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 gain lasting fame.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, Welch examines the roles that epic poets serve in society and how epic storytelling differs from other narrative forms. Ranging widely from Gilgamesh to Derek Walcotts Omeros, the author acquaints readers with some of the world's greatest literary works and asks why the epic holds such power over our imaginations. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Language: English
Published by Cornell University Press, 1982
ISBN 10: 0801498821 ISBN 13: 9780801498824
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Language: English
Published by Cornell University Press, 1982
ISBN 10: 0801498821 ISBN 13: 9780801498824
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Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2024
ISBN 10: 0198795122 ISBN 13: 9780198795124
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The 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 gain lasting fame. In this Very Short Introduction, Anthony Welch places the Western epic canon alongside traditional heroic poetryfrom Asia, Africa, and the Near East. Tracing shared themes and practices that unite the world's epic literature, Welch examines the roles that epic poets serve in society and how epic storytelling differs from other narrative forms. Ranging widely from Gilgamesh to DerekWalcotts Omeros, the author acquaints readers with some of the world's greatest literary works and asks why the epic holds such power over our imaginations. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, newideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. The epic is an ancient, diverse, and global art form. This Very Short Introduction aims to showcase the scope and variety of epic storytelling around the world. Welch takes a global approach that traces key resemblances between the European classics and traditional heroic poetry from Africa, Central Asia, and the Near East. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Yale University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0300178867 ISBN 13: 9780300178869
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Condition: New. Explores why Renaissance epic poetry clung to fictions of song and oral performance in an age of growing literacy. Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century poets, the author argues, came to view their written art as newly distinct from the oral cultures of their ancestors. Series: Yale Studies in English. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396. . 2012. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Published by Vintage Books, New York, 1989
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Published by Oxford University Press, 2025
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Published by Yale University Press, 2012
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Condition: New. Explores why Renaissance epic poetry clung to fictions of song and oral performance in an age of growing literacy. Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century poets, the author argues, came to view their written art as newly distinct from the oral cultures of their ancestors. Series: Yale Studies in English. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396. . 2012. paperback. . . . .
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