== The Epic ==
* [[Epic Poetry]]
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...extual studies of the major [[Genre|genres]] of this period, [[Epic Poetry|epic]] and [[Tragedy|tragedy]], how those genres influenced later literary works
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...known as the inventor of the hoe, which caused many things to grow. In the epic of Gilgamesh, Humbaba is the protégé of the god Enlil, and the forest is
"Epic of Gilgamesh.” ''Library of Halexandria''. 2003. Dan Sewell Ward. 27 Jun
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...]</i> (a song about Ilium, or Troy) along with its companion [[Epic Poetry|epic]] the <i>[[Odyssey]]</i> form the foundation of ancient Greek culture and a
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...World Literature, the following resources address mostly the [[Epic Poetry|epic genre]] and [[tragedy]] so far. More should be forthcoming.
* The epic of <i>[[Gilgamesh]]</i>
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...ls a story (566). There are three types of narrative poems: [[Epic Poetry|epic]], [[romance]], and [[ballad]]. Early examples of narrative poems are <i>[[
==Epic==
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...century BCE), and written as a [[secondary epic | secondary, or literary, epic]] by Virgil in 14CE. Out of the destruction of [[Trojan War | Troy]] came a
Virgil uses the Greek tradition of the epic, but made it a Roman expression; he wanted to find a place in the Greek his
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Short summaries of all of the books of Virgil’s [[Epic Poetry | epic poem]] the ''Aeneid''. Links in red need to be added; the ones in blue migh
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...ic mood. The real difference between primary and secondary [[Epic Poetry | epic]]s results from distinctions of origins and character — whether oral or w
...societies that hold heroic standards of conduct; literary [[Epic Poetry | epic]]s have heroes, but a different conception of [[hero | heroism]] and of hum
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...03.6.4 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tiff|Charles Meynier, ''Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry''|thumb]]
An '''epic''', or '''heroic''', is a long narrative poem told in a formal style about
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== Archetypal Approach to the Genre of Epic ==
...as “somewhere” (<i>[[in medias res]]</i> convention of the [[Epic Poetry | epic]]) — actually it is far more carefully chosen. The <i>[[Iliad]]</i>, <i>[
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...mall sampling of foundational texts from the two major genres of the time, epic and tragedy, and examine their continued relevance to our contemporary worl
* [[Epic Poetry]]; [[Tragedy|Greek Tragedy]]
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...ries. Ovid is also deliberate with the progression of time throughout the epic. His poem starts with the flood and continues until the day of Augustus on
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...e of simile that not many people are familiar with is the epic Simile. An epic simile is "an extended comparison wherein a subject is compared to somethin
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[[Category:Epic]]
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== Epic Poetry to Exposition ==
* [[Epic Poetry | epic poetry]]
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...y the culture that produced the literature, especially the [[Epic Poetry | epic]], the heroic ideal represents the aspects of a [[hero]] that the culture u
Similarly, the Anglo-Saxon epic <i>[[Beowulf]]</i> emphasizes the ideal of [[comitatus|<i>comitatus</i>]],
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In the epic of Gilgamesh, she tried to make Gilgamesh her husband, but Gilgamesh refuse
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...sey''. It has been considered that Homer could have possibly created both epic poems in the 8th century B.C. Because of the historical and Linguistic evid
...theories about Homer, who he is, where he is from, or the time period the epic poems were written down. There are several speculations about who Homer co
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An example of a prose is "Homeric epic" (Fowler 191).
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...helper to [[Gilgamesh]]. As those legends evolved into chapters of a great epic poem, Enkidu’s role changed profoundly. Much more than a sidekick or a se
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...Muse was believed to rule over a particular art: Calliope was the muse of epic poetry, Clio of history, Euterpe of lyric poetry sung to the accompaniment
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...years old. Do you think the feelings and needs shown by the people in this epic are still important today? Which experiences or people in this story did yo
...ought Book XXIV unnecessary. What in fact does Book XXIV contribute to the epic?
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...hagall]] [[Homer]]’s <i>Odyssey</i> is a ''nostos'', or an [[Epic Poetry | epic]] of return, and asks if one can come home again, especially after years of
...rt summaries and resources for all of the books of Homer’s [[Epic Poetry | epic poem]] the ''Odyssey'' are below. Students new to the ''Odyssey'' might wan
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...ttribute to the poet [[Homer]], in eighth century B.C.E. The [[Epic Poetry|epic]] are written in an unsentimental style: the ''Iliad'' depicts the ambivale
===The Epic Theme===
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...tunnel,{{refn|The poem begins ''[[in media res]]'', like an [[Epic Poetry|epic]]. The atmosphere seems to allude to Dante’s ''Inferno'', explicitly stat
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...subject matter. Cudden says that the major traditional genres consisted of epic, tragedy, lyric, comedy, and satire. In modern days, the novel and short st
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...tter series, the protagonist's recently aquired God-Father is killed in an epic battle with the forces of darkness. Harry’s emotions are described, and t
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...ly with the narrative of the rhapsode invoking the muse and announcing his epic argument: the wanderings of Odysseus. We learn of Odysseus’ intelligence,
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...ng of an important critical term by applying it to a key example. Tragedy, epic, comedy, tragicomedy, force, theatre of the absurd, protagonist, subplot, d
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Biblical and Scriptural allusions are often seen in epic poetry; these allusions lend a very authoritative and historical significan
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...iffer in scale. The aristocratic romance makes clear its descent from the epic; it is a large-scale work interweaving many narrative threads. The popular
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[[Category:Epic]]
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...ace consisted of countless drifting crowds of shadowy figures. In Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, the ghost of the great hero Achilles told Odysseus that he wo
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[[Category:Epic]]
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* Long poem (epic): ''Odyssey'', ''Beowulf'', ''Paradise Lost''
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He is the star of ''[[The Odyssey]]'', which is named in his honor. This epic details his adventures on the journey home from the war and the troubles he
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...were probably assembled by a poet and cast into the narrative form of the epic between 2000 and 1600 BCE and finally written on clay tablets in cuneiform
== Gilgamesh as Epic ==
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[[File:Tablet V of the Epic of Gligamesh.JPG|thumb|Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh]]
...ok Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 1 July 2015.</ref> The Babylonian epic, ''Gilgamesh'' (ca 200 BC), is an early example of the hero quest story.<re
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...using the tragic [[hero]] Odysseus as the model. Rainer insists that the "epic character" Odysseus exhibits hubris against [[Zeus]] when he suspects the G
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...lers-epic-run-mayor-new-york/ |title= F-bombs and insults: Norman Mailer’s epic run for mayor of New York in 1969 |date=June 15, 2019 |website=The Washingt
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