Download or read book Classical Epic Tradition written by John Kevin Newman and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The literary epic and critical theories about the epic tradition are traced from Aristotle and Callimachus through Apollonius, Virgil, and their successors such as Chaucer and Milton to Eisenstein, Tolstoy, and Thomas Mann. Newman's revisionist critique will challenge all scholars, students, and general readers of the classics, comparative literature, and western literary traditions.