Modern Epic

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Modern Epic
Author : Franco Moretti
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Publisher : Verso
Language : English
Release Date : 16 April 1996
ISBN : 1859849342
Pages : 272 pages
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Having coined a new term modern epic, the author analyses the phenomenon, & attempts to situate the works of e.g. Joyce, Proust & Musil within our literary tradition.

Modern Epic

Having coined a new term modern epic, the author analyses the phenomenon, & attempts to situate the works of e.g. Joyce, Proust & Musil within our literary tradition.

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