Stories of Everything: Epics, Encyclopedias, and Concepts of "Complete" Knowledge.

The article explores the history of the differentiation between epic poetry and literature from encyclopedias in the context of the acquisition of knowledge. The author reflects on the cultural inheritance of epic traditions in modernity embodied by the author Homer and the development of scientific...

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Publicado en:Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 411 - 431
Autor principal: Rudy, Seth
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Winter2014
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