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Somewhere I have never travelled : the hero's journey / / Thomas van Nortwick



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Autore: Van Nortwick Thomas <1946-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Somewhere I have never travelled : the hero's journey / / Thomas van Nortwick Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996
Edizione: First edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 pages)
Disciplina: 809.13
883/.0109352
Soggetto topico: Epic poetry, Classical - History and criticism
Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature
Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature
Split self in literature
Heroes in literature
Travel in literature
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-197) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: Metaphors; 1. The Wild Man: The Epic of Gilgamesh; 2. Into Prison: The Iliad (1); 3. Not Alone: The Iliad (2); 4. Deserts of the Heart: The Aeneid (1); 5. Another Achilles: The Aeneid (2); 6. Buried Selves: The Aeneid (3); Afterword: Metaphor Revisited; Further Reading; Bibliographical Essay; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Exploring the hero's journey as a metaphor for spiritual evolution, this work offers a close reading of three major works of epic poetry: the ""Epic of Gilgamesh"", Homer's ""Iliad"" and Virgil's ""Aeneid"". It serves as an introduction to the central themes and historical development of the epic form.
Titolo autorizzato: Somewhere I have never travelled  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-52845-1
0-19-535641-1
1-4294-0675-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910825044003321
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