Lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily detailing extraordinary and heroic deeds
For other uses of "epic", see Epic (disambiguation).
A tablet containing a fragment of the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.[1]
^Michael Meyer (2005). The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Bedford: St. Martin's Press. pp. 21–28. ISBN 0-312-41242-8.
ancient Greek, 'epic' could refer to all poetry in dactylic hexameter (epea), which included not only Homer but also the wisdom poetry of Hesiod, the utterances...
Indian epicpoetry is the epicpoetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá). The Ramayana...
Serbian epicpoetry (Serbian: Српске епске народне песме, romanized: Srpske epske narodne pesme) is a form of epicpoetry created by Serbs originating...
Look up epic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Epic commonly refers to: Epicpoetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant...
Bosniak epicpoetry (Bosnian: Bošnjačke epske narodne pjesme) is a form of epicpoetry originating in today's Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the Sandžak[need...
Albanian epicpoetry is a form of epicpoetry created by the Albanian people. It consists of a longstanding oral tradition still very much alive. A good...
Epicpoetry, or tuuli in Mongolian, is an important genre of Mongol oral literature, with features reminiscent of Germanic alliterative verse. The two...
Psalms); or from a need to retell oral epics, as with the Egyptian Story of Sinuhe, Indian epicpoetry, and the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Ancient...
metrics. The first division was between prose and poetry. Within poetry there were three super-genres: epic, lyric and drama. The common European terminology...
normally dramatic, with various characters. Narrative poems include all epicpoetry, and the various types of "lay", most ballads, and some idylls, as well...
millennium. The oldest epicpoetry besides the Epic of Gilgamesh are the Greek epics Iliad and Odyssey and the Indian Sanskrit epics Ramayana and Mahabharata...
broad categories of poetry: lyrical, dramatic, and epic. Lyric poetry is one of the earliest forms of literature. Much lyric poetry depends on regular...
In epicpoetry, athletics are used as literary tools to accentuate the themes of the epic, to advance the plot of the epic, and to provide a general historical...
frequently wrote with epicpoetry in mind and positioned themselves in relation to epic. The first examples of elegiac poetry in writing come from classical...
poetry such as the Song of the Sea and the Song of Deborah may be considered early examples of Jewish epicpoetry, though very short by normal epic standards...
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19th-century compilation of epicpoetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation...
dragons: the benevolent zmej and the malevolent ala. Serbian epicpoetry is a form of epicpoetry written by Serbs originating in today's Serbia, Bosnia and...
The Epic of Manas (Kyrgyz: Манас дастаны, romanized: Manas dastanı, ماناس دستانی) is a very long and traditional epic poem of the Kyrgyz people of Central...
Poetry took numerous forms in medieval Europe, for example, lyric and epicpoetry. The troubadours, trouvères, and the minnesänger are known for composing...
form influenced by Attic. It was later named Epic Greek because it was used as the language of epicpoetry, typically in dactylic hexameter, by poets such...
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