TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moorman,Charles
TI  - Kings and Captains: Variations on a Heroic Theme
SN  - 9780813163772
AV  - PN56 .K564 1971
PY  - 1971///
CY  - Lexington
PB  - The University Press of Kentucky
KW  - Epic literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Heroes in literature
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: The Iliad; Chapter Two: The Odyssey; Chapter Three: Beowulf; Chapter Four: The Song of Roland; Chapter Five: The Nibelungenlied; Chapter Six: The Icelandic Sagas; Chapter Seven: The Arthur Legend; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; 2; b
N2  - 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, i
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