Kings and Captains : Variations on a Heroic Theme.

By:

Moorman, Charles

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text

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computer

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9780813163772
0813163773

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Kings and Captains.DDC classification:

809.93352 23
809.1/3 809.13

LOC classification:

PN56.5.H45
PN610 .M6

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Contents:

Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: The Iliad; Chapter Two: The Odyssey; Chapter Three: Beowulf; Chapter Four: The Song of Roland; Chapter Five: The Nibelungenlied; Chapter Six: The Icelandic Sagas; Chapter Seven: The Arthur Legend; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z.

Summary: Charles Moorman reexamines several major works of the western heroic tradition: The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The Nibelungenlied, the Norse sagas, and the Arthurian cycle. Disregarding the usual limited definitions which have controlled the study of heroic literature, he draws together these disparate works by proposing a theme common to them all: the opposition of two major figures whom he names king and captain. The figure of the king arises from the community with its need for responsible government, while the captain, derived from myth, is a highly individualistic, i.

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Charles Moorman reexamines several major works of the western heroic tradition: The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The Nibelungenlied, the Norse sagas, and the Arthurian cycle. Disregarding the usual limited definitions which have controlled the study of heroic literature, he draws together these disparate works by proposing a theme common to them all: the opposition of two major figures whom he names king and captain. The figure of the king arises from the community with its need for responsible government, while the captain, derived from myth, is a highly individualistic, i.

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