The Epic by Paul Merchant
First published in 1971, this work examines the tradition of the epic and the many forms in which it has presented itself. After unpicking the defining aspects of an epic, the book tracks the literary tradition from the classical period through to modern day.-
Primitivism
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The Ballad
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Drama & the Dramatic
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Realism
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Modern Verse Drama
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Myth
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Romanticism
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The Stanza
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Naturalism
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Satire
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Comedy of Manners
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The Grotesque
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The Romance
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Symbolism
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Melodrama
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Biography
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Allegory
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Expressionism
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Comedy
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Fancy & Imagination
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The Absurd
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Rhetoric
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The Ode
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Metre, Rhyme and Free Verse
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Pastoral
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Metaphor
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Burlesque
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The Sonnet
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Classicism
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Aestheticism
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Dada & Surrealism
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The Picaresque
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Plot
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Irony and the Ironic
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The Short Story
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Tragedy
Paul Merchant is lecturer in Latin American film and visual culture at the University of Bristol. He is the coeditor, with Lucy Bollington, of Latin American Culture and the Limits of the Human.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781138230866 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138230863 |
| Title | The Epic |
| Author | Paul Merchant |
| Series | The Critical Idiom Reissued |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2019-01-29 |
| Number of pages | 110 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |