Heroes, gods and the role of epiphany in English epic poetry
By: E.L. Risden.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780786435418
Subjects: Epic poetry, English -- History and criticism; Heroes in literature; Gods in literature; Epiphany in literature
Description: "This book examines how epic poetry reflects cultural values, and how, in epic poems, the heroes must meet supernatural beings to find answers to essential questions. The work begins with three chapters on ancient poetry"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Epiphany and the western epic tradition; title: The "duty" theme in the epic tradition; title: Epic individualism; title: Beowulf and sub-liminal epic epiphany; title: Epiphany and the rhetoric of (dis)enchantment in Spenser's Faerie queene; title: Paradise lost and the resimplification of epic epiphany; title: William Blake and the personal epic fantastic; title: Wordsworth's spots of time: romantic epiphany and nature spectacular; title: Aurora Leigh: Victorian epic and woman's social epiphany; title: Walcott's omeros: postmodern/postcolonial epic epiphanies.