Atlas Shrugged as Epic

Q1 Arts and Humanities

The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Pub Date : 2019-11-23 DOI:10.5325/jaynrandstud.19.2.0192

T. Camplin

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:In literary works as in architecture, form follows function. There are clear differences among novels, epics, lyrics, and plays, and what the author wishes to say determines which genre works best. The Night of January 16th could only be written as a play; The Fountainhead could only be written as a novel; Anthem could only be written as a novella. Using the recent work by Frederick Turner, Epic: Form, Content, and History, the author attempts to demonstrate that Atlas Shrugged is an epic in the tradition of The Iliad, Moby Dick, and Lord of the Rings.

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摘要：在文学作品中，就像在建筑中一样，形式遵循功能。小说、史诗、歌词和戏剧之间有明显的差异，作者想说什么决定了哪种类型的作品最好。《一月十六日之夜》只能写成一部戏剧；《源泉》只能写成小说；国歌只能写成中篇小说。作者利用弗雷德里克·特纳最近的作品《史诗：形式、内容和历史》，试图证明《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》是一部继承了《伊利亚特》、《白鲸》和《指环王》传统的史诗。

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The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory

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