Anthony Welch (Associate Professor of English, , Associate Professor

Broschiertes Buch

The Epic

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

The epic is an ancient, diverse, and global art form. This Very Short Introduction aims to showcase the scope and variety of epic storytelling around the world. Welch takes a global approach that traces key resemblances between the European classics and traditional heroic poetry from Africa, Central Asia, and the Near East.

Autor

Anthony Welch is Associate Professor of English at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His publications include The Renaissance Epic and the Oral Past (2012) as well as essays on Milton, Spenser, Dryden, and the European epic tradition in English Literary Renaissance, Milton Studies, MLN: Modern Language Notes, Modern Philology, Spenser Studies, and several edited collections.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 171mm x 108mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 138g
• ISBN-13: 9780198795124
• ISBN-10: 0198795122
• Artikelnr.: 70142354