Kings and Captains : Variations on a Heroic Theme.

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Charles Moorman reexamines several major works of the western heroic tradition: The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The Nibelungenlied, the Norse sagas, and the Arthurian cycle. Disregarding the usual limited definitions which have controlled the study of heroic literature, he draws...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moorman, Charles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©1971.
Temas:
Epic literature > History and criticism.
Heroes in literature.
Littérature épique > Histoire et critique.
Héros dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Epic literature
Heroes in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Sumario:Charles Moorman reexamines several major works of the western heroic tradition: The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The Nibelungenlied, the Norse sagas, and the Arthurian cycle. Disregarding the usual limited definitions which have controlled the study of heroic literature, he draws together these disparate works by proposing a theme common to them all: the opposition of two major figures whom he names king and captain. The figure of the king arises from the community with its need for responsible government, while the captain, derived from myth, is a highly individualistic, i.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages)
ISBN:9780813163772
0813163773

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