Epic Poetry

An epic, or heroic, is a long narrative poem told in a formal style about a serious subject that relates to the a specific national identity.[1]

Charles Meynier, Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

History

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Conventions

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Characteristics

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Resources

Citations

  1. Abrams 2005, p. 81.

Bibliography

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  • Hexter, Ralph (1993). A Guide to the Odyssey. New York: Vintage.
  • McArthur, Tom, ed. (1992). "Epic". The Oxford Companion to the English Language. Oxford: Oxford UP. p. 376.
  • Parrander, Patrick (1980). "Science Fiction as Epic". Science Fiction: Its Criticism and Teaching. London: Methuen. pp. 88–105.
  • Tillyard, E. M. W. (1966) [1954]. The English Epic and Its Background. New York: Oxford UP.
  • Wilkie, Brian (1965). Romantic Poets and Epic Tradition. University of Wisconsin Press.