Theodore L. Steinberg Twentieth-Century Epic Novels. University of Delaware Press, 2005. 0874138892 247 pages. Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", is bound in black cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. "Every age that has produced literary epics has also produced variations on the elements that constitute the epic. 'Twentieth-Century Epic Novels' examines the most popular 20th-century manifestations of epic sensibilities by looking closely at five major examples of the 20th-century epic novel...After establishing the identity of the epic, the study goes on to examine five examples of twentieth-century epic novels: Sholem Asch's "Three Cities," Olivia Manning's "Balkan" and "Levant Trilogies," Paul Scott's "Raj Quartet," Edward Whitemore's "Jerusalem Quartet," and Lawrence Durrell's "Alexandria Quartet.""