Publication details

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place: Basingstoke

Year: 2006

Series: Palgrave Histories of Literature

ISBN (Hardback): 9781349510931

Full citation:

Adeline Johns-Putra, The history of the epic, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

The history of the epic

Adeline Johns-Putra

Palgrave Histories of Literature | 1

Palgrave Macmillan

2006

Abstract

This book presents a history of the epic from the classical age to the present day. It deals not just with the well-know epics of antiquity and the Renaissance, but also pursues developments in more recent literature and film. It offers an exploration of the changes that have taken place in the genre from Homer to Hollywood.