| Classical Epic Tradition Contributor(s): Newman, John Kevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299105148 ISBN-13: 9780299105143 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: The literary epic and critical theories about the epic tradition are traced from Aristotle and Callimachus through Apollonius, Virgil, and their successors such as Chaucer and Milton to Eisenstein, Tolstoy, and Thomas Mann. Newman's revisionist critique will challenge all scholars, students, and general readers of the classics, comparative literature, and western literary traditions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 809.13 |
| Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.21" H x 6.06" W x 9.18" (1.70 lbs) 572 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newman argues that the epic tradition developed as the unity of the Greek world was collapsing and was largely the work of two figures, Aristotle and Callimachus. Focusing on the latter, Newman examines the influence of Callimachus on Latin poets, on Renaissance authors and great modern novelists such as Tolstoy. |