Title: The Hero and the King
First published: 1982
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.
Subjects: Epic poetry, European, European Epic poetry, Heroes in literature, History and criticism, Kings and rulers in literature, Poetry, history and criticism
LC classification: PN1303 .J3