The epic hero
Editorial JOHNS HOPKINS U.P.
Espanya peninsular
- Editorial JOHNS HOPKINS U.P.
- ISBN13 9780801862397
- ISBN10 0801862396
- Tipus LLIBRE
- Pàgines 501
- Any Edició 2000
- Encuadernació Tela
The epic hero
Editorial JOHNS HOPKINS U.P.
Espanya peninsular
Detalls del llibre
Drawing on diverse disciplines including classics, anthropology, psychology, and literary studies, this product of twenty years' scholarship provides a detailed topology of the hero in western myth: birth, parentage, familial ties, sexuality, character, deeds, death, and afterlife. Dean A. Miller examines the place of the hero in the physical world (wilderness, castle, prison cell) and in society (among monarchs, fools, shamans, rivals, and gods). He looks at the hero in battle and quest; at his political status; and at his relationship to established religion. The book spans western epic traditions, including Greek, Roman, Nordic, and Celtic, as well as the Indian and Persian legacies. A large section of the book also examines the figures who modify or accompany the hero: partners, helpers (animal and sometimes monstrous), foes, foils, and even antitypes.