The limping hero;: Grotesques in literature

by Peter L. Hays

Book Overview

The Limping Hero is the study of an archetype -- that of the maimed figure -- tracing it from ancient, mythopoeic times, through the Middle Ages, and concentrating on the appearance of "limpers" and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Unbound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814733514
• ISBN13: 9780814733516
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.