To Hell and Back: The Katabasis and the Impossibility of Epic in Derek Walcott's Omeros

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Ciocia, S. 2000. To Hell and Back: The Katabasis and the Impossibility of Epic in Derek Walcott's Omeros. The Journal of Commonwealth Literature. 35 (2), pp. 87-103. https://doi.org/10.1177/002198940003500207
AuthorsCiocia, S.
Year2000
JournalThe Journal of Commonwealth Literature
Journal citation35 (2), pp. 87-103
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
ISSN0021-9894
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/002198940003500207
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