The History of the Epic

by Adeline Johns-Putra

This is a narrative history of the development of the genre from antiquity into the present day. The volume parallels the development of the epic with wider historical and cultural developments, providing detailed readings of key texts, and, while structured chronologically, tracing a series of themes through the development of the genre.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403912122
• ISBN13: 9781403912121
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"