Kings and Captains
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Kings and Captains

Variations on a Heroic Theme

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Kings and Captains

Variations on a Heroic Theme

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Charles Moorman reexamines several major works of the western heroic tradition: The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The Nibelungenlied, the Norse sagas, and the Arthurian cycle. Disregarding the usual limited definitions which have controlled the study of heroic literature, he draws together these disparate works by proposing a theme common to them all: the opposition of two major figures whom he names king and captain.

The figure of the king arises from the community with its need for responsible government, while the captain, derived from myth, is a highly individualistic, irresponsible heroic figure. The tension which Moorman sees between them is used as a means of reinterpreting the works under study. Though widely separated in time and cultural milieu, The Illiad, and The Song of Roland, for example, can be compared by interpreting both the Agamemnon-Achilles and the Oliver-Roland relationships as conflicts between king and captain. These essays will prove illuminating for layman and scholar alike.

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Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Year
2014
ISBN
9780813163772
Topic
Letteratura
Subtopic
Critica letteraria europea

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Chapter One: The Iliad
  7. Chapter Two: The Odyssey
  8. Chapter Three: Beowulf
  9. Chapter Four: The Song of Roland
  10. Chapter Five: The Nibelungenlied
  11. Chapter Six: The Icelandic Sagas
  12. Chapter Seven: The Arthur Legend
  13. Notes
  14. Index