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The Idea of Epic by J. B. Hainsworth is a sweeping exploration of one of literature's most enduring and contested forms. Moving from Homer and Virgil to Lucan, Milton, and beyond, Hainsworth examines how the epic has been defined, reshaped, and reimagined across centuries... Read Full Overview

The idea of epic is elusive. The classical tradition of epic poetry emerged from the heroic poetry of one tribe of one people, the Ionian Greeks. The fame of the Iliad and Odyssey inspired emulators and created a genre which remained in high favor throughout the... Read Full Overview

The Idea of Epic by J. B. Hainsworth is a sweeping exploration of one of literature's most enduring and contested forms. Moving from Homer and Virgil to Lucan, Milton, and beyond, Hainsworth examines how the epic has been defined, reshaped, and reimagined across centuries... Read Full Overview