Classical Epic Tradition

By John Kevin Newman

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299105105
• ISBN13: 9780299105105
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 572 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"