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The Idea of Epic (Eidos)
The Idea of Epic - Eidos
Author: John Bryan Hainsworth
The idea of epic is elusive. The classical tradition of epic poetry emerged from the heroic poetry of one tribe of one people, the Ionian Greeks. The fame of the Iliad and Odyssey inspired emulators and created a genre which remained in high favor throughout the classical epoch and was revived in the Renaissance. Modern literature, howev...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520068148
ISBN-10: 0520068149
Publication Date: 1/11/1991
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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