Articles about "epic"
Epic Poetry - The Genre of Epic Literature
Epic poetry is distinct from other literary genres because of its content and style.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/literat3/qt/EpicPoetry.htm
Latin Literature - EARLY EPIC AND TRAGEDY. - J.W. Mackail Latin ...
Etext of JW Mackail Latin Literature chapter on EARLY EPIC AND TRAGEDY.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_text_mackail_i_i_a.htm
Early Greek Poets Timeline - Chronology of the Early Greek Poets
Epic poetry told the stories of heroes and gods or provided catalogues, like genealogies of the gods. Epics were chanted to a musical accompaniment on the ...
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/language/a/gkpoetstimeline.htm
Vergil's Aeneid - The Aeneid of Vergil and the Classical Tradition
The Aeneid had been commissioned by the emperor to glorify Rome and the Roman people by means of a Homeric epic about the adventures of Aeneas, ...
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/aeneid/a/AeneidTradition.htm
Latin Meters
epic · latin literature · meter · prosody · roman poets ... Meters and Metrics. Elegiac CouplesOrigins of Latin Epic Poetry and TragedyLatin Syllables ...
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Sword and Sandals - A movie genre and a topic in mythology - Why ...
So "sword and sandal" now means an epic movie with lots of fighting between sandalled, toga- or tunic-clad Greeks or Romans. ...
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/theseus/f/swordandsandals.htm
Epic of Gilgamesh - Gilgamesh
Epic of Gilgamesh. Story about Gilgamesh, an historical king of Uruk in Babylonia. The story of Gilgamesh was written down on cuneiform tablets.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/epicofgilgamesh/Epic_of_Gilgamesh.htm
Epic Poem
A long and highly stylized narrative poem celebrating the heroic achievements of its hero. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are usually regarded as the first ...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/literaryterms/g/epic.htm
Epic Terms - Homeric Epic Terms
These are terms you should know when reading Homer's epics.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/homer/qt/EpicTerms.htm
Epic Cycle - About the Greek Epic Cycle
The works associated with the ancient Greek epic cycle in addition to the Iliad and Odyssey.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/troyilium/g/EpicCycle.htm
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