Classical Epic TraditionUniv of Wisconsin Press, 1 apr 2003 - 572 pagine 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. |
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Apollonius Rhodius | 73 |
Virgil | 104 |
Dante and Petrarch | 244 |
The Italian Tradition | 293 |
Chaucer and Milton | 339 |
Eisenstein and Pudovkin | 399 |
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