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The wolf and the hare: Epic expansion and contextualization in Derek Walcott's Omeros.
- Source :
- International Journal of the Classical Tradition; Spring96, Vol. 2 Issue 4, p536, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Presents an essay which argues that the reading of Derek Walcott's `Omeros' as an expansion of the traditional epic genre will offer a fruitful approach to the poem. Epic status of `Omeros'; Genres and sub-genres embedded in the text of `Omeros'; Representation of the human condition in the poem; Metaphoric density as lyric technique in `Omeros.'
- Subjects :
- POETRY (Literary form)
CRITICISM
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10730508
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of the Classical Tradition
- Publication Type :
- Review
- Accession number :
- 9612240293
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02677889