Epic Traditions in the Contemporary World: The Poetics of Community [1 ed.] 9780520210387, 9780585139647, 0520210387

The epic tradition has been part of many different cultures throughout human history. This noteworthy collection of essa

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English Year 1999

Epic Traditions in the Contemporary World: The Poetics of Community [1 ed.]
9780520210387, 9780585139647, 0520210387

The "global community" is a term we take for granted today. But how did the global community, both as an idea

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This volume is the masterpiece of Chao Gejin, one of the best-known Chinese scholars of epic studies, during the last se

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In this important and original new book, Joseph Farrell argues that there is a detailed and extensive program of literar

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