epic literature

The first volume of The Kent Family Chronicles, following the adventures of Philip Kent from his birthplace in France to his new home in Revolutionary-era America.

The Galactic Empire declines, and a period of disruption ensues, followed by the emergence of the Foundation, creation of psychohistorian Hari Seldon, as a state strong enough to finally defeat the decrepit First Empire.

Follows a day in the life of Leopold Bloom, a Jewish advertising canvasser in Dublin in June of 1922. Central to the day are Bloom's unfaithful wife, Molly, and Stephen Dedalus who searches for meaning in his life.

Roland, the last gunslinger, and his band of followers escape one world only to slip into the next where Roland reflects upon past adventures and about his one true love.

A guide to understanding epics, featuring entries on fourteen works of epic world literature, including "Odyssey, " "Song of Roland, " and "War and Peace, " each with an introduction to the story and its author, a plot summary, character sketches, discussion of themes and style, literary and historical background, criticism, and tools for further study.

Presents Victor Hugo's classic novel about convict Jean-Valjean who struggles to escape his past in a world of poverty and ignorance during the French Revolution; and includes explanatory notes, chronology of the author's life and work, critical analysis, timeline of important events, and an outline of key themes and plots.

The rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo as told through the history of the Buend?a family.

In Russia, Yuri Zhivago is a young doctor and poet trying to care for his wife and family when he meets Lara, the love of his life. When revolution breaks out, their world is torn apart, and their lives are at risk.

Stories about interesting characters, some real and some fictional, have been handed down in works called the epics. Includes tales from ancient Greece and Rome, from the East, Africa, America, and Europe.

Presents an English translation of the nineteenth-century French novel about Jean Valjean, a peasant who is released from prison, where he spent nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread for his starving family, only to find himself threatened by people and events from his past.