Epic performances from the Middle Ages into the twenty-first century

Epic performances from the Middle Ages into the twenty-first century / edited by Fiona Macintosh, Justine McConnell, Stephen Harrison, and Claire Kenward.

Greek and Roman epic poetry has always provided creative artists with a rich storehouse of themes: this volume is the first systematic attempt to chart its afterlife across a range of diverse performance traditions, with analysis ranging widely across time, place, genre, and academic and creative di...

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Other Authors: Macintosh, Fiona, 1959- (Editor), McConnell, Justine (Editor), Harrison, S. J. (Editor), Kenward, Claire (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Epic poetry > Adaptations.
Epic poetry > History and criticism.
Stage adaptations.
Drama, Medieval > Modern presentation.
Adaptations.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:Greek and Roman epic poetry has always provided creative artists with a rich storehouse of themes: this volume is the first systematic attempt to chart its afterlife across a range of diverse performance traditions, with analysis ranging widely across time, place, genre, and academic and creative disciplines.--Publisher description.
Physical Description:xx, 643 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-618) and index.
ISBN:0198804210
9780198804215
9780192526243
0192526243

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