Overview

Examines both Western and Japanese epic traditions to argue for a new concept of the epic--an epic of peace, toward which the genre is evolving globally.

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Author:   Masaki Mori
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9780791432020

ISBN 10:   0791432025
Pages:   261
Publication Date:   12 December 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Comparing Keats's and Miyazawa's works, the author has skillfully presented the notion of transitional epics. This book tells us the necessity of epics of peace (rather than of war) at the end of the twentieth century. - Reiko Tachibana Nemoto, The Pennsylvania State University

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Masaki Mori is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at The University of Georgia.

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