Qualities of movement: travel and environment in modern epic literature

Epic literature has often been interpreted as a static genre, conforming to conventional structural and thematic characteristics. This study argues that epic is a genre of movement and transition, in terms of its literary style, and its humanist representation of journeys and geography. Taking a t...

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Main Author: Wood, Melanie
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11401/