Epics for students [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied epics / Sara Constantakis, project editor.
Series: Gale virtual reference libraryPublication details: Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (2 v. (494 p.)) : illISBN:- 9781414476247 (electronic book)
- 1414476248 (electronic book)
- 23
- PN56.E65
Contents:
Summary: Provides critical overviews of literary epics of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, literary traditions and cultural context.
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.
| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| E-book | Online Library Online Resources | Gale Virtual Reference Library (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available online |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Provides critical overviews of literary epics of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, literary traditions and cultural context.
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