Classical Epic TraditionThe 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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Contents
| 37 | |
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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Aeneas Aeneid Aeschylus Alexandrian already ancient Apollonius Aristotle artist becomes beginning Book called Callimachean Callimachus carnival character Chaucer classical comedy comic compared contrast course critics Dante death described detail device Dido effect Eisenstein emotional Ennius epic evidence example explains fact Faustus feeling find first followed give Greek hero Homer human imagination important inspired interesting Italy kind language later lines literary literature look lyric Mann means Milton moral narrative nature novel offered once opening Ovid particular passage perhaps Pindar play poem poet poetic poetry present reader remarks rhetorical Roman satire scene sense shows speak speech story structure style suggests symbolism technique telling theme things thought Tolstoy tradition turn Virgil whole writing
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| Title | Classical Epic Tradition Wisconsin Studies in Classics |
| Author | John Kevin Newman |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 029910513X, 9780299105136 |
| Length | 572 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism / General |
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