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" Epics for students : "
Sara Constantakis, project editor.
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BL
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1009950
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b764320
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| Title & Author
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Epics for students : : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied epics /\ Sara Constantakis, project editor.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit, Mich. :: Gale,, ©2011.
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| Series Statement
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Gale virtual reference library
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1 online resource (2 volumes (494 pages)) :: illustrations, digital, html
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| ISBN
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1414476248
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: 9781414476247
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1414476213
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1414476221
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141447623X
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9781414476216
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9781414476223
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9781414476230
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| Notes
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Title from web page (viewed July 17, 2011).
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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v. 1. Aeneid. Beowulf. The cantos. El Cid. Divine comedy. Epic of Gilgamesh. The faerie queene. Gerusalemme liberata. Iliad. Kalevala. The lord of the rings. Mahabharata. Les miserables -- v. 2. Le morte d'Arthur. Nibelungenlied. Odyssey. Omeros. On the nature of things. Paradise lost. Pharsalia. Poetic edda. The song of Igor's campaign. Song of Roland. Sundiata. Tain bo cuailnge. The tale of Genji. War and peace.
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| Abstract
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Provides critical overviews of literary epics of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, literary traditions and cultural context.
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| Subject
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Epic literature-- History and criticism.
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Epic literature-- Stories, plots, etc.
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Epic literature.
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| Dewey Classification
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809.132
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| LC Classification
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PN56.E65E67 2011eb
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| Added Entry
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Constantakis, Sara
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