Bates, Catherine (2010) The Faerie Queene : Britain's national monument. In: Bates, Catherine, (ed.) The Cambridge companion to the epic. Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 133-145. ISBN 9780521880947

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Abstract

"Every great civilisation from the Bronze Age to the present day has produced epic poems. Epic poetry has always had a profound influence on other literary genres, including its own parody in the form of mock-epic. This Companion surveys over four thousand years of epic poetry from the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh to Derek Walcott's postcolonial Omeros. The list of epic poets analysed here includes some of the greatest writers in literary history in Europe and beyond: Homer, Virgil, Dante, Camoes, Spenser, Milton, Wordsworth, Keats and Pound, among others. Each essay, by an expert in the field, pays close attention to the way these writers have intimately influenced one another to form a distinctive and cross-cultural literary tradition. Unique in its coverage of the vast scope of that tradition, this book is an essential companion for students of literature of all kinds and in all ages"--Provided by publisher.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > English and Comparative Literary Studies
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:	Cambridge, UK ; New York
ISBN:	9780521880947
Book Title:	The Cambridge companion to the epic
Editor:	Bates, Catherine
Official Date:	2010
Dates:	Date Event 2010 Published
Number of Pages:	279
Page Range:	pp. 133-145
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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