Title: The hero and the king : an epic theme /
Authors: Jackson, W. T. H. 1915-1983.
Publisher: Columbia University Press,
Year: 1982
Subjects: Epic poetry, European History and criticism.; Heroes in literature; Kings and rulers in literature
Abstract: W. T. H. Jackson examines one of the consistent themes of the epic, the conflict between a hero and a king. His emphasis is on the essentially dramatic quality of the epic, while centering that drama on the conflict between a vigorous often younger intruder and a hard-pressed often older preserver of social order.
Contents: The conflict between hero and king -- The conflict and the nature of epic.