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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Phillip John Usher (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Barnard College, Columbia University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.604kg ISBN: 9780199687848ISBN 10: 0199687846 Pages: 266 Publication Date: 05 December 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Homer, Virgil, and Lucan: Classical Epic and Renaissance Art 2: Dolet's Fata: Celebrating Francois Ier in the Wake of the Battle of Pavia 3: Ronsard's Franciade: From National Genealogy to Tragic Love Story 4: D'Aubigne's Tragiques: A Wasteland of Graffiti Closing Remarks: From Epic Cassoni to Epic CoffretsReviewsThis is a rewarding study that draws generously on both French and comparatist studies of epic, while reaching independent and illuminating conclusions. ... Usher's exemplary attention to verbal nuance bespeaks a translator's sensibility.... --Renaissance Quarterly Author InformationPhillip John Usher was born in England. He studied French literature at Royal Holloway College, University of London, before pursuing graduate work in Romance Languages at Harvard University. He is currently Assistant Professor at Barnard College, Columbia University, where he is also Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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