Heroes, Gods and the Role of Epiphany in English Epic Poetry
| Author | : E.L. Risden |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2008-07-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105131733169 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Heroes, Gods and the Role of Epiphany in English Epic Poetry written by E.L. Risden and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-07-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. It begins with three chapters on ancient poetry (including The Iliad and The Odyssey, the Mahabharata, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Aeneid and the Bhagavad Gita). Subsequent chapters take up the main subject of the book, examining the evolution of English epic poetry from the anonymous Old English Beowulf to Spenser's The Faerie Queen, Milton's Paradise Lost, Blake's Milton, Wordsworth's The Prelude, Barett Browning's Aurora Leigh and Derek Walcott's 1990 poem Omeros.