Tarzan and tradition : classical myth in popular literature

Author(s)

• Holtsmark, Erling B.

Bibliographic Information

Tarzan and tradition : classical myth in popular literature

Erling B. Holtsmark

（Contributions to the study of popular culture, no. 1）

Greenwood Press, 1981

• : lib. bdg.

Note

Bibliography: p. [179]-181

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book is a study of Burrough's first six Tarzan books, revealing intriguing parallels between Tarzan's story and the sagas of the heroes of ancient Greece and Rome.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA07992908
• ISBN:
  • 0313225303
• LCCN: 80001023
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 196 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PS3503.U687
  • DC : 813/.52
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950 -- Criticism and interpretation
  • LCSH : Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950 -- Characters -- Tarzan
  • LCSH : Tarzan (Fictitious character)
  • LCSH : Fantastic fiction, American -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Mythology, Classical, in literature
  • LCSH : Epic literature -- History and criticism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00668424