Epic Poetry

See also epic. An epic (from the Ancient Greek adjective ἐπικός (epikos), from ἔπος (epos) "word, story, poem") is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Oral poetry may qualify as an epic, and Albert Lord and Milman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form. Nonetheless, epics have been written down at least since the works of Virgil, Dante Alighieri, and John Milton. Many probably would not have survived if not written down. The first epics are know...more

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In Search of the Trojan War by Michael Wood

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Quotes Tagged "Epic Poetry"

“Irony is the kid who steals music and is stolen by the music.”
― MEDVGNO, THE AWFUL RIFFMAKER

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“th' unconquerable will,/ And study of revenge, immortal hate,/ And courage never to submit or yield/ And what is else not to be overcome?”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost

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