Somewhere I Have Never Travelled : the Hero's Journey
Exploring the hero's journey as a metaphor for spiritual evolution, this work offers a close reading of three major works of epic poetry: the "Epic of Gilgamesh", Homer's "Iliad" and Virgil's "Aeneid". It serves as an introduction to the central themes and historical development of the epic form
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (221 pages)
9780195356410, 9781280528453, 0195356411, 1280528451
466427863
Contents; Introduction: Metaphors; 1. The Wild Man: The Epic of Gilgamesh; 2. Into Prison: The Iliad (1); 3. Not Alone: The Iliad (2); 4. Deserts of the Heart: The Aeneid (1); 5. Another Achilles: The Aeneid (2); 6. Buried Selves: The Aeneid (3); Afterword: Metaphor Revisited; Further Reading; Bibliographical Essay; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z