Epics for Students

作者:Lazzari, Marie (EDT)/ Conrad-O'Briain, Helen (FRW)/ Bellalouna, Elizabeth (EDT)

页数:450

出版时间:2000-10

价格:$ 185.04

isbn号码:9780787627836

This reference is designed to provide students and other researchers with a guide to understanding and enjoying the epic literature that is most studied in classrooms. Each entry includes an introductory essay; biographical information on the author; a plot summary; an examination of the epic's principal themes, style, construction, historical background and critical reception; and at least one original essay. Volume 2 includes "The Cantos", "The Queene", "War and Peace" and many others.