{"product_id":"epic-paul-innes-9780415587389","title":"Epic","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis student guidebook offers a clear introduction to an often complex and unwieldy area of literary studies. Tracing epic from its ancient and classical roots through postmodern and contemporary examples this volume discusses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea wide range of writers including Homer, Vergil, Ovid, Dante, Chaucer, Milton, Cervantes, Keats, Byron, Eliot, Walcott and Tolkien\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etexts from poems, novels, children's literature, tv, theatre and film \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethemes and motifs such as romance, tragedy, religion, journeys and the supernatural. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering new directions for the future and addressing the place of epic in both English-language texts and World Literature, this handy book takes you on a fascinating guided tour through the epic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Innes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415587387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415587389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Paul Innes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086630760703,"sku":"9780415587389","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0257e819-d94a-4e62-b2c8-6e84960d94f7.jpg?v=1769095730","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/epic-paul-innes-9780415587389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}