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National Epics

National Epics

Rabb, Kate Milner

Paperback

Classic Fiction

ISBN10: 1514379732
ISBN13: 9781514379738
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jun 16 2015
Pages: 206
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.44 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.02
Language: English
This volume is intended for an introduction to the study of the epics. While the simplicity and directness of the epic style seem to make such a book unnecessary, the fact that to many persons of literary tastes some of these great poems are inaccessible, and that to many more the pleasure of exploring for themselves the realms of gold is rendered impossible by the cares of business, has seemed sufficient excuse for its being. Though the beauty of the original is of necessity lost in a condensation of this kind, an endeavor has been made to preserve the characteristic epithets, and to retain what Mr. Arnold called the simple truth about the matter of the poem. It is believed that the sketch prefacing each story, giving briefly the length, versification, and history of the poem, will have its value to those readers who have not access to the epics, and that the selections following the story, each recounting a complete incident, will give a better idea of the epic than could be formed from passages scattered through the text.

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