Epic
Author | : Herbert F. Tucker |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 748 |
Release | : 2012-11-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199232994 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199232997 |
Rating | : 4/5 (997 Downloads) |
Download or read book Epic written by Herbert F. Tucker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary history has conventionally viewed Milton as the last real practitioner of the epic in English verse. Herbert Tucker's spirited book shows that the British tradition of epic poetry was unbroken from the French Revolution to World War I.