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- 1896
- Pages
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Heroic poems, Icelandic sagas and French epics provide W. P. Ker with the material for a study of medieval storytelling. In Epic and Romance, he compares the narrative forms associated with the heroic age and the age of chivalry, tracing the connections between dramatic character, adventure and myth. His examples include Beowulf, the Song of Maldon and the northern sagas, with Homer serving as a recurring point of comparison.
Ker pays close attention to the difference between convincing courage in a story and a ready-made formula for noble behaviour. The discussion of saga heroes asks how ethical reflection and elaborate rhetoric can affect the life of a scene. These essays offer readers of medieval literature a way to compare works across languages and traditions, while considering how the treatment of character helps distinguish epic from romance.
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Book facts
- Author
- W. P. Ker
- First published
- 1896
- Reading time
- About 9 hours
- Pages
- 255
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Literature
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online