Epic Grandeur: Toward a Comparative Poetics of the Epic
Masaki Mori
(Author)
Description
Examines both Western and Japanese epic traditions to argue for a new concept of the epic--an epic of peace, toward which the genre is evolving globally.Product Details
Price
$37.89
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Publish Date
December 12, 1996
Pages
261
Dimensions
5.88 X 8.96 X 0.67 inches | 0.84 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780791432020
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About the Author
Masaki Mori is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at The University of Georgia.
Reviews
"Comparing Keats's and Miyazawa's works, the author has skillfully presented the notion of transitional epics. This book tells us the necessity of epics of peace (rather than of war) at the end of the twentieth century." -- Reiko Tachibana Nemoto, The Pennsylvania State University
