| Description |
1 online resource (2 volumes (494 pages)) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
v. 1. Aeneid. Beowulf. The cantos. El Cid. Divine comedy. Epic of Gilgamesh. The faerie queene. Gerusalemme liberata. Iliad. Kalevala. The lord of the rings. Mahabharata. Les miserables -- v. 2. Le morte d'Arthur. Nibelungenlied. Odyssey. Omeros. On the nature of things. Paradise lost. Pharsalia. Poetic edda. The song of Igor's campaign. Song of Roland. Sundiata. Tain bo cuailnge. The tale of Genji. War and peace. |
| Summary |
Provides critical overviews of literary epics of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, literary traditions and cultural context. |
| Subject |
Epic literature -- Stories, plots, etc.
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Epic literature -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Constantakis, Sara, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Epics for students. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2011 9781414476216 |
| ISBN |
9781414476247 (electronic book) |
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1414476248 (electronic book) |
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9781414476216 (set) |
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1414476213 (set) |
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9781414476223 (vol. 1) |
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1414476221 (vol. 1) |
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9781414476230 (vol. 2) |
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141447623X (vol. 2) |
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