The hero and the king
Subtitle: an epic theme
By: W.T.H. Jackson.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Epic poetry, European -- History and criticism; Heroes in literature; Kings and rulers in literature
Description: 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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [139]-141.
Includes index.