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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Moorman, Charles
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1971.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Heroes in literature.
Epic literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Heros dans la litterature.
Litterature epique > Histoire et critique.
Epic literature > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780813163772

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