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Routledge
386 Pages
by
Routledge
386 Pages
by
Routledge
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Epic does many things. Among others, it defines the nature of the human storyteller; recalls the creation of the world and of the human race; describes the paradoxical role of the hero as both the Everyman and the radical exception; and establishes the complex quest underlying all human action. Epic illustrates that these ingredients of epic storytelling are universal cultural elements, in... Read more
Introduction; 1: The Epic Storyteller; 2: The Creation Myth; 3: The Hero; 4: The Quest; 5: Kinship Troubles; 6: Natural Man and the Fall; 7: The Descent into the Underworld; 8: The Founding of the City; 9: The History of the People; 10: Setting an Example; 11: A New Medium of Communication; 12: Conclusion: Epic Form and Epic Content
Biography
Frederick Turner
