The Resource Epic : form, content, and history, Frederick Turner
Epic : form, content, and history, Frederick Turner
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The item Epic : form, content, and history, Frederick Turner represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- "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 existence across multiple remote geographical locations, historical eras, ethnic and linguistic groups, and levels of technological and economic development. Frederick Turner argues that epic, despite being scoffed at and neglected for over sixty years, is the most fundamental and important of all literary forms and thereby deserves serious critical attention. It is the source and origin of all other literature, the frame within which any story is possible. The mission of this book is to repair gaps in the literary understanding of epic studies -- and offer permission to future epic writers and composers."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vii, 377 p.
- Contents
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- The epic story teller
- The creation myth
- The hero
- The quest
- Kinship troubles
- Natural man and the Fall
- The descent into the underworld
- The founding of the city
- The history of the people
- Setting an example
- A new medium of communication
- Epic form and epic content
- Isbn
- 9781412849449
- Label
- Epic : form, content, and history
- Title
- Epic
- Title remainder
- form, content, and history
- Statement of responsibility
- Frederick Turner
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 existence across multiple remote geographical locations, historical eras, ethnic and linguistic groups, and levels of technological and economic development. Frederick Turner argues that epic, despite being scoffed at and neglected for over sixty years, is the most fundamental and important of all literary forms and thereby deserves serious critical attention. It is the source and origin of all other literature, the frame within which any story is possible. The mission of this book is to repair gaps in the literary understanding of epic studies -- and offer permission to future epic writers and composers."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Turner, Frederick
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN56.E65
- LC item number
- T87 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Epic literature
- Myth in literature
- Human behavior in literature
- Literature and society
- Literary form
- Label
- Epic : form, content, and history, Frederick Turner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The epic story teller -- The creation myth -- The hero -- The quest -- Kinship troubles -- Natural man and the Fall -- The descent into the underworld -- The founding of the city -- The history of the people -- Setting an example -- A new medium of communication -- Epic form and epic content
- Control code
- 022071392
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 377 p.
- Isbn
- 9781412849449
- Lccn
- 2012016759
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Epic : form, content, and history, Frederick Turner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The epic story teller -- The creation myth -- The hero -- The quest -- Kinship troubles -- Natural man and the Fall -- The descent into the underworld -- The founding of the city -- The history of the people -- Setting an example -- A new medium of communication -- Epic form and epic content
- Control code
- 022071392
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 377 p.
- Isbn
- 9781412849449
- Lccn
- 2012016759
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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