Milton, Spenser and the Epic Tradition [Hardcover]

Patrick J. Cook (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1859282717 | ISBN-13: 978-1859282717 | Publication Date: June 1996

An overview of the genre of "epic" poetry and its evolution from Homer to Milton, combined with a close analysis of the texts of perhaps six of the most well-known and studied examples: the "Iliad", the "Odyssey", the "Aeneid", "Orlando Furioso", "The Faerie Queene" and "Paradise Lost". It provides not only a context in which the works of the later English poets should be read, but also presents an individual analysis of these familiar works.

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Review

Milton Spenser And The Epic Tradition is a study of the epic genre and its evolution from Homer to Milton. Patrick Cook demonstrates how the Illiad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid, Orlando Furioso, the Faerie Queene, and Paradise Lost have greatly enhanced their successors. Milton Spenser And The Epic Tradition not only provides an essential context in which the works of the later English poets should be read, but also presents a fresh individual analysis of these familiar works. Milton Spenser And The Epic Tradition is a significant contribution to literary criticism and analysis, and could well stand as an exemplar upon which other studies could well pattern themselves. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 201 pages
• Publisher: Scolar Pr (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859282717
• ISBN-13: 978-1859282717
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,921,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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