Reconceptualizing the epic genre and opening it up to a world of
storytelling, The Epic World makes a timely and bold intervention
toward understanding the human propensity to aestheticize and
normalize mass deployments of power and violence. The collection
broadly considers three kinds of epic literature: conventional,
celebratory tales of conquest that glorify heroism, especially male
heroism; anti-epics or stories of conquest from the perspectives of
the dispossessed, the oppressed, the erased, the despised, and the
murdered; and heroic stories utilized for imperialist or
nationalist purposes. The Epic World illustrates global patterns of
epic storytelling, such as the durability of stories tied to
religious traditions and to peoples who have largely "stayed put";
the tendency to reimagine and retell stories in new ways over
centuries; and imbrication of epic storytelling and forms of
colonialism and imperialism, especially that perpetuated and
glorified by Euro-Americans over the past 500 years, resulting in
unspeakable and immeasurable harms to living beings and the planet
Earth. The Epic World is a go-to volume for anyone interested in
epic literature in a global framework. Engaging with powerful
stories and ways of knowing beyond those of the white Global North,
this field-shifting volume exposes the false premises of "Western
civilization" and "Classics," and brings new questions and
perspectives to epic studies.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Worlds |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Editors: |
Pamela Lothspeich
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 174mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
640 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-25236-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-367-25236-8 |
Barcode: |
9780367252366 |
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