| 单词 | epic poem |
| 例句 | Rishi was fairly certain he could write an epic poem about it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He answered that it didn’t, but Ferdowsi would be appalled that an Arab knew more about his epic poem than a nice Persian girl. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z On the inside of my closet door, I wrote an epic poem to the new owners telling them the house would always belong to me: Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Aside from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana was the other ancient epic poem that lots of Indians knew. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The story was a part of the great Persian poet Ferdowsi’s epic poem Shahnameh, which roughly translates to The Book of Kings. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z This image is an illustration from the Persian epic poem The Shahnama, which begins in the mythic past but includes a sequence of real rulers. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The Odyssey, an epic poem about a hero’s journey home from war, ends with reunion and peace. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z And, of course, following the meal came songs, epic poems, and speeches in praise of the princesses and the three gallant adventurers who had rescued them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The board asked that the name of the film be changed to “Padmavat”, to reflect that the source material was an epic poem of the same name and not from actual historical events, Joshi said. India's censors clear Bollywood movie, objectors say protests to conti 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Frank carefully sequenced them to form a visual epic poem, with internal pacing and rhymes. Robert Frank Revealed the Truth of Postwar America 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z “Beowulf,” an epic poem filled with warfare and fantastical creatures long taught in high school classrooms, is now getting the “Game of Thrones” treatment. 'Beowulf' Series Will Bring More Monsters to TV 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Medea, for example — the most famous witch of antiquity — casts magic through scent repeatedly in Apollonius' epic poem "Argonautica," about the hero Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z The four elegiac, epic poems total more than 1,000 lines, and are devoted to time and divinity. ‘Four Quartets’ Review: Virtuosi in Verse 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The suds flow freely in this slap-happy hybrid of “All That Heaven Allows,” one of Sirk’s classic Technicolor soaps from the 1950s, and “Paradise Lost,” the epic poem that made Milton famous for eternity. Theater Review | 'Whatever, Heaven Allows': If Douglas Sirk and Milton Walked Into a Bar and Started Trading Yarns 2010-02-24T22:27:00Z Sibelius composed that work, his first in the symphonic genre, in 1892, using texts from the Kalevala, the Finnish epic poem compiled from myths, songs and folk tales. Music Review | Minnesota Orchestra: Symphonic Drama: Rage-Filled Reunion for Slave and His Sister 2010-03-02T21:56:00Z “An Iliad,” based on Homer’s epic poem, was strictly a stage work; how to incorporate Zoom is one of the challenges. Perspective | This prestigious New York theater has an unlikely season coming. All of the titles are TBA. 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z He did not fare much better with Henri Matisse, who was more interested in illustrating the “Odyssey” and its ancient Greek heroes than “Ulysses,” whose structure mirrors that of Homer’s epic poem. A New Look for ‘Ulysses’ 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z In one 13th-century French epic poem, “Huon de Bordeaux,” a paradisiacal river restores health and youth to all who drink from it. The Calorie-Packed Perk 2013-06-19T19:42:29Z These sessions were channeled into an epic poem, “The Changing Light at Sandover,” which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1983. Review: ‘James Merrill: Life and Art,’ a Literary Biography 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The two women laugh while Nucky tries to recite “The Song of Hiawatha,” the epic poem by Longfellow he had to memorize as a boy. 'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: No Exit 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z She plucked other details from the Argonautica, an epic poem about the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, which describes how Circe performs a purification ritual for Jason and Medea. Circe, a Vilified Witch From Classical Mythology, Gets Her Own Epic 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Instead, it is fandom as creative endeavor, an epic poem wrung from obscure stats. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Indeed, the novel's reinterpretation of a 2,700-year-old epic poem for the 21st century marks something of a cultural revival for the classics. Why the tale of Achilles and his lover still has the power to move us 2012-06-02T23:06:04Z I was serenaded by the duo Molly and Me whose dadaist musical show Tramp has just been extended at Summerhall, and also got a free gift of an epic poem of family life. Edinburgh festival: day nine at the fringe 2012-08-14T15:35:20Z The Bridge by Hart Crane Crane's epic poem is inspired by and even addressed to Brooklyn Bridge, which becomes what mountains were to Wordsworth. John Mullan's 10 of the best: bridges 2012-07-13T21:55:04Z “It is an epic poem as much as it is a libretto. Bill calls it a ‘choreopoem’ because Marc’s libretto has very specific instructions for how dance functions in the piece.” A Police Bombing, Homes on Fire and an Opera That Grapples With It All 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The retrospective begins with “The Mahabharata,” his TV treatment of his nine-hour theatrical adaptation of the Sanskrit epic poem. ‘Lord of the Flies’ and More From Peter Brook at BAMcinématek 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z He takes us on a fascinating excursion through the epic poems that have knitted together European history, from Beowulf to the Icelandic sagas to the Odyssey, and it’s compelling stuff. What travel writers are reading right now 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Homer’s epic poem “The Iliad” opens with a dispute between Achilles and his commanding general, Agamemnon, over two young women. In ‘The Silence of the Girls,’ Pat Barker Tells ‘The Iliad’ From a Woman’s Perspective 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Apart from the facade of dangling boats, which is titled "Reframe", the exhibition includes Lego-block portraits of four Florentine dissidents of the past, including Dante Alighieri, author of the mediaeval epic poem "The Divine Comedy". Boats evoking refugees hang from Italy palace in Ai Weiwei installation 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z His works include the 1966 debut "Death of a Naturalist", "The Spirit Level", "District and Circle" and an acclaimed translation of the old English epic poem "Beowulf". Ireland mourns 'keeper of language' poet Seamus Heaney 2013-08-30T17:44:08Z It’s an epic poem told in popular pictures and verse. Thrilling new exhibition shows modern Mexican art is bigger than murals 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z And of course the line most apt today, from Walt Whitman’s epic poem, by way of “Dead Poets Society.” Robin Williams dies: Six of his movie quotes that matter most 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z “Novels, one would have thought, would have been devoted to influenza; epic poems to typhoid; odes to pneumonia, lyrics to toothache.” What Can We Learn From the Art of Pandemics Past? 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z “On her other records, it’s someone else’s epic poem that she’s running through her own beautiful sense of language and harmony,” Kaufman said. After 16 Years in ‘Hadestown,’ Anaïs Mitchell Emerges With a New Album 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Besides the epic poems, the new book also features photos of Khmer Rouge-era Cambodia and of refugee camps in Thailand. Late Mass. monk's poems recall Khmer Rouge horrors 2010-03-20T23:01:00Z Rajamouli hopes to adapt a movie version of the Sanskrit epic poem “The Mahabharata” — with Telugu dialogue, because “I think in Telugu” — but not any time soon. How the Indian Action Spectacular ‘RRR’ Became a Smash in America 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Nostalgia for epic poems and movies from my high school years aside, this singular actor, auteur and author makes books and films that are at once thought-provoking, visually arresting and surreal. What exactly is it? Crispin Glover’s surreal, cinematic vision of the big, bad world 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z The epic poem tells of the divine king and his quest for immortality, and includes allusions to more familiar stories such as the Garden of Eden and the Great Flood. Leo Hollis's top 10 books about cities 2013-04-26T07:37:40Z The drawings were originally bound in a volume, with each illustration opposite the corresponding verse in Dante’s epic poem. Italy’s Uffizi opens Dante anniversary with virtual exhibit 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z That led to “Spark,” about the magazine for which Lin Zhao wrote an epic poem describing the struggle for freedom from tyranny. Excavating Chinese History, One Harrowing Film at a Time 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z He reports on engineers taking pride in “algorithms becoming the epic poems of journalism” and notes that there’s little alchemy in modern budget reviews, even after trimming the indulgences. Legends Live on In an Editor's Book 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z But this story, based on Ariosto’s epic poem “Orlando Furioso,” inspired Handel to some bold innovations, including one of the most shattering mad scenes in opera. Review: The English Concert Performs Handel’s ‘Orlando’ at Carnegie Hall 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z In 1942 he risked his reputation by publishing “Victory for the Slain,” an epic poem deploring the war in which England was already enmeshed. Doctor Dolittle’s Talking Animals Still Have Much to Say 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z The entities were first mentioned in the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic poem narrating the events and aftermath of the Kurukshetra War, which later served as the basis for the events of the Bhagavad Gita. "It Lives Inside": When a horror movie defangs its demon with poor metaphors 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Mark Morris' danced opera "Dido and Aeneas" is a tour de force of late 20th century artistic storytelling, a partial retelling of Virgil's 2,000-year-old epic poem "Aeneid" using Henry Purcell's 1689 musical composition. Mark Morris' 'Dido and Aeneas' an exuberant spin on ancient epic 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Opened in July 2021, this buzzy haunt is a tribute to Roman cooking, a people who certainly knew how to spin epic poems that tugged at the heartstrings. 10 romantic restaurants to bookmark for future travel 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Little wonder, then, that Penguin has borrowed that spectacular film’s title for its new translation of “Argonautica,” Apollonius of Rhodes’s epic poem about the quest for the Golden Fleece. ‘Jason and the Argonauts’: Picture thepre-Trojan War equivalent of the Avengers The monumental “Mahabharata,” adapted from the Sanskrit epic poem, had a cast of 21 performers from 16 countries and toured for four years. For Peter Brook, the Experimental Showman, ‘Nothing Is Ever Finished’ 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z By the final season of David Simon's Baltimore-set epic poem, focus had switched from the criminals, the cops and city hall to the media. Six to watch ? shows set in newsrooms 2011-07-19T11:21:54Z As Pelling's remarks imply, there are plenty of dawns in the great epic poem, which tells of Odysseus's return home to Ithaca after the Trojan war. Why 'Odyssey Dawn'? 2011-03-25T12:30:01Z There are more than a few possible references to Dante’s 14th-century epic poem. Explaining the Many References in the Movie 'mother!' 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z It is a unique novel – taking the form of hundreds of pages of footnotes to a 999-line epic poem in rhyming couplets. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z The iconoclastic filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s latest project, “Paterson,” starring Adam Driver as a New Jersey bus driver and unrecognized poet, was inspired by William Carlos Williams’s epic poem of the same name. Celebrating Two Centuries of Thoreau 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Fragonard also illustrated popular literature, including the “Tales” of Jean de La Fontaine and the epic poem “Orlando Furioso.” Rococo Bad Boy Rebels in ‘Fragonard: Drawing Triumphant’ 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Classic mime, movie horror, military formation all come into play in Synetic’s interpretation of the “Inferno” portion of Dante Alighieri’s allegorical epic poem “The Divine Comedy.” Synetic Theater takes us all to hell 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z It begins, like an epic poem, by invoking the muse. CD reviews: ‘Considering Matthew Shepard,’ 18 years later 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z In 1985, Brook adapted the Indian epic poem the Mahabharata into a stage play which lasted nine hours. V&A acquires Peter Brook archive 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The libretto, written by Borodin, is based on an anonymous 12th-century epic poem. Music Review: A New Vision for ‘Prince Igor’ at the Met 2014-02-07T11:38:03Z This coming of age story of the socially conscious rap artist, Common, is an autobiography that reads like a novel, or perhaps an epic poem. Kathryn Erskine's top 10 first person narratives 2012-02-09T12:13:49Z In a bold pairing of medieval and modern works, Tuesday’s program, called “hero,” opened with the early music singer and consummate storyteller Benjamin Bagby performing his scenes from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem “Beowulf.” Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z In this epic poem, Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero defeats Grendel, an outcast creature of gigantic stature in order to defend the Geats. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z It has many complicated things to say not only about Homer’s epic poem but about fathers and sons. A Father and Son Sail Through Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ Together 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Before they began shooting, Coogan tells me that he diligently read Homer’s epic poem, while Brydon, despite his best intentions, somehow did not. Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan: 'Work-wise, Steve's terrific. On a personal level, appalling' 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Perhaps because epic poems have so often originated in times of political upheaval, the lessons readers have taken from them have changed, sometimes radically, over the decades and centuries. Looking at Epic Poetry Through 21st-Century Eyes 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Five recent works made by this compelling process mix portraits of victims of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison and mural paintings of a Cambodian epic poem. Dinh Q. Lê at Shoshana Wayne Gallery: Unspooling the horrors of Vietnam 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Parks’s mighty aims are signaled by the noble template she has chosen to tell her story: Homer’s “The Odyssey,” the epic poem about a Greek warrior’s long journey home from an epochal conflict. ‘Father Comes Home From the Wars,’ by Suzan-Lori Parks, at the Public Theater 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Blessed by a goddess, she lives nearly 240 years, long enough to witness the rise and fall of her empire in southern India, but her lasting legacy is an epic poem. Salman Rushdie Has a New Book, and a Message: ‘Words Are the Only Victors’ 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z He channeled these sessions into an epic poem, “The Changing Light at Sandover,” which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1983. About That Ouija Board: How Langdon Hammer Summoned a Poet’s Spirit 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Many evenings, a Mongolian friend of the family would drop by for drinks and impromptu performances of war songs, dances and epic poems. Scorched Silence, Fragile Rebirth, Award-Winning Music 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Visitors will play the part of weary Greek travelers, traversing the park to see seven “processionals” enacting stories from Homer’s epic poem. ?Odysseus at Hell Gate,? to Play at Socrates Sculpture Park 2011-08-26T23:32:43Z The drawings illustrate Dante’s masterpiece, “The Divine Comedy,” an epic poem in three parts recounting a pilgrim’s travels through hell, purgatory and heaven. Italy’s Uffizi opens Dante anniversary with virtual exhibit 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Two recent productions, The Tempest and a staging of Shakespeare's epic poem Venus and Adonis, have been collaborations with London's Little Angel puppet theatre. Revenge of the Muppets 2012-02-12T20:00:19Z Ovid's dazzling epic poem includes sex changes galore. Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z This transgression against the dead — or the delusion of such — fills the story with a mythic affliction that recalls the old sailor’s in Samuel Coleridge’s epic poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” In the Trenches of World War I, a Bloody Ritual Fueled by Guilt 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The character is based on the dwarf of the same name in the German medieval epic poem The Song of the Nibelungs, overlaid with elements from the Norse sagas. A-Z of Wagner: A is for Alberich 2013-01-16T17:13:07Z Turning verse into action is tricky, especially with ideas as lofty as the ones in Inua Ellams’s epic poem “The Half-God of Rainfall,” now appearing in theatrical guise at New York Theater Workshop. ‘The Half-God of Rainfall’ Review: Basketball Under the Heavens 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Bhattacharya recorded professionals and amateurs performing classical and folk, secular and religious music, as well as Bedouin workers rhythmically grinding coffee and a ninth-century Persian epic poem intoned, with drumming, to pace an exercise routine. The Year in Yesteryear: Standout Music Books and Boxed Sets 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z His first children’s book, what he calls an “epic poem” called “Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind,” will be published in November. The ?Hunger Games? Books Become a Movie Franchise 2012-03-09T22:00:00Z His first children's book, what he calls an "epic poem" called "Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind," will be published in November. 'Hunger Games': Peer pressure? How about, like, fighting to death 2012-03-13T22:50:05Z The book doesn’t distinguish itself from others in the genre — it’s an epic poem rendered in workmanlike prose — but the details are astonishing nonetheless. Suffering From Scrappy War Hero Fatigue? Get Over It 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Before the opening credits roll in “Padmaavat,” a disclaimer carefully notes that the film is based on an epic poem that is considered a work of fiction. Review: ‘Padmaavat’ and All That Useless Beauty 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The board asked that the name of the film be changed to “Padmavat”, to reflect that the source material was an epic poem of the same name and not from actual historical events, Joshi said. India's censors clear Bollywood movie, objectors say protests to conti 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z This 17th-century epic poem describes two acts of exile: rebel angels' expulsion from heaven, and Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden. What classic literature says about refugees fleeing war 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Ten days later when he went to San Diego to deliver a paper on the role of Julius Caesar in the epic poem “Pharsalia” by Lucan, she sent a note and flowers to the hotel. Cold Cuts, Cheeses and So Many Smiles 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Nor will he impart the epic poem entirely in classic hexameter verse. Solo actor tackles 'An Iliad' at Seattle Rep 2010-04-08T20:15:00Z Ancient epic poems are, in many ways, the antecedents to today's action flicks; they were the violent, thrilling blockbusters of their era. The ancient history of adding insult to injury 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Other ideas that fell by the wayside include a feature film on Hiawatha, inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, The Song of Hiawatha. Unseen treasures from the golden age of Disney revealed for first time 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z The 16-hour recitation of “The Iliad,” involving some 60 artists reading Homer’s epic poem about the siege of Troy, was particularly exciting. Review: A Year of Greek Revivals on the London Stage 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z In one of the pieces on the Drive East program, “Sita Haran” — an episode from the epic poem “The Ramayana,” choreographed by the guru Mohapatra — she embodies no fewer than six characters. A Great Odissi Dancer Conjures Gods and Demons Alone 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Hegel came straight out and said it: the novel is the civic class's epic poem, and it shows a realistic world using characteristics of the essay. Li Er: the future of the novel in China 2013-03-15T15:49:26Z Tolkien’s never-before-published translation of “Beowulf,” the Old English epic poem, which influenced his Lord of the Rings trilogy. 2014: A good year for book lovers Dominic Maxwell, writing in The Times of London, said that it was “one thing” to have the idea of turning “Die Hard” into an epic poem. Yippee Ki Yay: ‘Die Hard’ Comes to the Christmas Stage 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Heaney nearly completed his translation of the book, a key portion of Virgil’s epic poem, just before his death in 2013. Newly discovered works by Pablo Neruda and other best poetry this month 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z “The Sirens” draws inspiration from “The Odyssey,” the ancient Greek epic poem of exile, homecoming and the treacherous path in between. Q. and A.: Chris Potter on ‘The Sirens’ 2013-02-05T17:18:12Z Or Ezra Pound, whose epic poem “The Cantos” enacted the pre-World War II crisis of spirit that would later form the topic of countless dissertations. Bob Dylan in Trumpland: The workingman in "Modern Times" 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s actually something considerably older — a critical moment in “Jerusalem Delivered ,” an epic poem about the First Crusade by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso, published in 1581. National Gallery Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Players take on a timely madrigal 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z There's a chance to see an epic poem and experience heaven and hell when the Fourth Monkey company – last in London with its award-winning production of Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis – attempts to dramatise Paradise Lost. Strange Interlude, Paradise Lost, The Dug Out: what to see at the theatre this week 2013-05-25T05:00:20Z He bristles at the notion of suffering as ennobling, be that notion drawn from an epic poem or a religious text. ‘The Book of My Lives’: war and wonder, death and remembrance 2013-03-27T22:25:54Z The Gilgamesh Dream tablet is inscribed with part of an epic poem and is considered to be one of the world’s oldest religious texts and works of literature. D.C.’s Bible museum to forfeit another ancient artifact 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Back then I hadn’t yet read those lines in the epic poem “Paterson” by William Carlos Williams, the pediatrician-poet who lived a short drive away and made house calls in the city. In Undiscovered Paterson, Falls, Food and Fetty Wap 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Pullman’s series — consisting of “The Golden Compass,” “The Subtle Knife” and “The Amber Spyglass” — essentially reimagines Milton’s epic poem, “Paradise Lost.” ‘His Dark Materials’: Witches, Quests and Talking Animals 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z In fact, Shaw is full of another project, involving The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Coleridge's epic poem. Fiona Shaw: 'I'm not frightened of hard words' 2012-07-17T18:01:00Z One of the stars of the show will be the oldest surviving copy of Beowulf, the longest epic poem in Old English, which was written down at least 1000 years ago. 'I wrote 2U B4'! British Library shows up textspeak as soooo 19th century 2010-08-18T18:31:00Z It is described as a "visceral reworking" of Homer's epic poem about the Trojan War, in which Helen is said to be the world's most beautiful woman. Lily Cole to play Helen of Troy 2014-02-11T15:50:05Z “On this one, she’s looking back like, ‘I have my own epic poem here. After 16 Years in ‘Hadestown,’ Anaïs Mitchell Emerges With a New Album 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Ms. Notley called it “an epic poem about a daily routine.” Bernadette Mayer, Poet Who Celebrated the Ordinary, Dies at 77 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z But when she began reading 's ancient, epic poem – omitting some of the gorier parts – she opened up a new perspective for her daughter. The Saturday interview: Madeline Miller, Orange prize winner 2012-06-01T23:06:33Z Like its literary model, Goethe’s epic poem, this symphony is ambitious and envisioned on a large scale, lasting for almost an hour. An exercise in filling an evening: Noseda, NSO are vivid in long 19th-century music 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z For this epic poem – the novel of its day – reminds us that the land now known as Turkey has inspired the greatest stories from the start. 10 of the best books set in Turkey - that will take you there 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z He talked about the novel as the epic poem's descendant and a burgeoning form, a new literary form that accompanied the development of the citizen society and the conflicts of capitalism. Li Er: the future of the novel in China 2013-03-15T15:49:26Z But he argues that songs both are and are not literature, the work of novels and plays and epic poems. Bob Dylan Delivers His Nobel Prize Lecture, Just in Time 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z This mirrored the epic poem’s “fragmented construction and its collage of languages and multiple tales,” he said. Francis Bacon Read Just as He Painted: Deep, Dark and Bleak 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Beowulf is the longest epic poem in Old English, the language spoken in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest. Tolkien's Beowulf to be published 2014-03-20T10:19:42Z The opera is based on an epic poem written in Yiddish in 1931 in Havana. Review: Chutzpah? An Afro-Cuban-Yiddish Opera Worth a Schlep 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z It's of course a retelling of the famous epic poem of the same name. Scarecrow Video recommendations for 'Thor' 2011-05-05T16:58:34Z It is an epic poem written 1,000 years ago with an anti-Arabic ideology, aimed to preserve the Persian language and culture. Afghanistan has poetry in its soul 2012-05-21T11:50:01Z The subsequent centuries were lousy with Valentine-related poetry and literary references—including the well-known "roses are red" line, which scholars trace to an epic poem by Edmund Spenser. The Victorian origins of the heart-shaped chocolate box 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The title refers both to the mountain in the Himalayas and to the epic poem Ulysses has been writing in the years since his marriage ended. Theater Review: Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman Star in ‘Annapurna’ 2014-04-22T02:00:03Z Playing Mary makes perfect sense for Shaw, who specializes in powerful, heart-pounding works, from a modern-dress "Medea" to Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days" to performing Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Fiona Shaw plays the Virgin Mary with 'no agenda' 2013-04-12T13:00:14Z Instead, the fantastical elements that inhabit tracks like “Maids of Elfen-Mere” and “Selkie” are woven in thick, rich threads, mimicking the structure of epic poems or Celtic story songs. REVIEW: Tori Amos Creates Her Own Mythology on Unrepentant Geraldines 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The six inch by five-inch clay artifact is part of an epic poem that is considered one of the world’s oldest religious and literary texts. Rare ‘Gilgamesh’ tablet, once on view at the Museum of the Bible, is one step closer to being returned to Iraq 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z A successful author and poet, he was nominated for last year's Costa prize for his translation of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy. Clive James is 'saying goodbye' 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Williams lived and practiced medicine near Paterson, and borrowed its name for his multipart epic poem, which, he wrote, involves “the resemblance between the mind of modern man and a city.” Review: In Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson,’ a Meditative Flow of Words Into Poetry 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z After all, that letter came not long after the publication of “Endymion,” an epic poem that was trounced by critics. Review | Two centuries after John Keats’s death, his famous odes are still sparking new discussions 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Some may have been a little terse, but Judi Moore was full of praise for Caroline Davies's "modern epic poem", Convoy. Reader reviews roundup 2013-07-05T17:06:24Z Now largely out of print and seldom read, the lengthy epic poem of love and hate and revenge in rhyming couplets was, in its day it, hugely successful. Walter Scott's poems and Turner's paintings celebrated in an exhibition at the Bowes Museum 2013-01-25T12:00:00Z The latter is one of two shows presented by Battersea Arts Centre, along with Paper Cinema's The Odyssey, a live-animation retelling of Homer's epic poem. British Council announces Edinburgh Showcase participants 2013-04-24T09:51:35Z Clive James spent years translating Dante's The Divine Comedy Writer and broadcaster Clive James is nominated in this year's Costa Book Awards for his translation of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy. Clive James up for Costa award 2013-11-27T02:06:32Z He learned local languages, socialized at coffeehouses and took careful notes during singsong recitations of epic poems with over 10,000 lines apiece. The Arcane Charms of Mangle Boards 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z You get the sense it’s been intensely, almost ritually practiced, with text and guitar filigree woven together into a kind of epic poem meant mostly for the performer. New Music: Albums From Moon Honey, Peter Walker and Angola Soundtrack 2013-12-30T22:16:58Z “My plays often start as jokes,” he said, “and the idea of doing ‘Die Hard’ as an epic poem was this delightful contrast.” Yippee Ki Yay: ‘Die Hard’ Comes to the Christmas Stage 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z For Folkenflik, Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey” helped her navigate the profound loss. Vivian Folkenflik, UC Irvine lecturer who taught thousands of students, dies at 83 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Homer’s epic poems — The Iliad and The Odyssey — were written down in this period after being recited in oral form by traveling singers for centuries. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Homer’s epic poems – The Iliad and The Odyssey – were written down in this period after being recited in oral form by traveling singers for centuries. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z These locations correspond to the powerful kingdoms described in the later Greek epic poem the Iliad, attributed to the poet Homer. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The fate of the doomed ship unfolds like an epic poem from the song’s first lines: “The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down/ Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee.” Gordon Lightfoot, hit-making Canadian singer-songwriter, dies at 84 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The Trojan Wars were fought just eight centuries before they lived; Homer wrote his epic poems about the wars two centuries after the wars. Opinion | What might ChatGPT do for humanity? The ancient Greeks offer a clue. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z David Graeber, an anthropologist who would go on to write bestselling historical narratives, compared it to “some Greek epic poem spanning 4,000 years of civilization” in a review for The Times. Why Patagonia — yes, that Patagonia — is rebooting a forgotten climate history classic 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z A 16th-Century epic poem based on the life of popular Hindu god Ram is at the centre of a huge political row in India. Ramcharitmanas: The Hindu epic poem causing a political storm in India 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The eighth century BCE was also the period in which the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey were composed, traditionally attributed to the blind poet Homer. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In the tongue-in-cheek introduction, Rushdie presents these pages not as his own creation but merely his “wholly derivative” summary of an ancient epic poem. Review | Salman Rushdie’s first novel since he was attacked is a tale of magic 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Over hundreds of years, Pampa witnesses empire and independence, but her epic poem is the creation that stands the test of time. 10 books to add to your reading list in February 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z A critic of the Ukrainian and Western governments, she expressed pride in her Russian roots and serenaded reporters with part of the epic poem “Ruslan and Ludmila,” by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin. ‘Nothing left to destroy’: Russia is fighting for land already in ruins 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z One high school student in Riner, Virginia, reported his English teacher for teaching “sexist” concepts in the epic poem “Beowulf.” Youngkin’s parental tip line finds hundreds of emails bemoaning equity, ‘leftist’ agenda 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z During this period, well-known features of Greek culture emerged such as the Greek script, the epic poems of Homer, and the Olympic Games. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As a framing device, Parson frequently quotes Lazar, who spent the pandemic reading Homer’s “Odyssey” and discussing the epic poem over the phone with the couple’s son. Review | In Annie-B Parson’s book, art and life are always intersecting 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z On Saturn’s moon Tethys, all the features are named after characters and places in Homer’s great epic poem, The Odyssey. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The British director used the world as his stage mounting productions ranging from challenging versions of Shakespeare through international opera to Hindu epic poems. Visionary British theatre director Peter Brook dies aged 97 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z I knew nothing of it until, in the mid-1960s, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, the Russian poet who wrote an epic poem about it, was invited to lecture at my college. Opinion | Long live a free Ukraine, despite its past 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Feudal lords and their ladies enjoyed listening to epic poems. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Francis said migrants and refugees are today living through a “horrendous modern Odyssey,” referring to the ancient Greek epic poem. Pope returns to Greek isle at heart of Europe migrant debate 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Perhaps because of their turbulent origin, the Trojan asteroids—named after characters in Homer’s epic poem the Iliad—have a wide variety of colours, shapes and sizes. Lucy, the First Mission to Jupiter’s Asteroids, Could Reveal Solar System Origins 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Scientists named them after characters in the Iliad, the epic poem set during the legendary Trojan War in ancient Greece. NASA’s Lucy in the sky with asteroids. Craft to study 8 unique bodies near Jupiter 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z He identified the statue as Duryodhana, the protagonist in a nine-statue tableau that depicted the climactic battle scene from a Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata. Global hunt for looted cultural treasures leads to offshore trusts 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z The Song of Roland is one of the earliest and most famous medieval epic poems. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Haynes, a British classicist, begins a story drawn from Virgil and Homer with the sharp-tongued Calliope, who is fed up with men demanding she sing yet another epic poem. 10 novels making fresh fiction out of ancient myths 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest recognised epic poem - parts of which mirror stories from the Old Testament. The epic adventures of the Gilgamesh Dream tablet 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Based on the classic epic poem, The Green Knight stars Dev Patel as the would-be knight who answers an ill-fated challenge to the titular Green Knight on Christmas day. A24 will stream The Green Knight for one night on August 18th 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z "As Homer wrote the first epic poem of the Western Canon, A'Ziah wrote the first big poem of the digital era," he says. Zola: How a road trip became a viral story of sex trafficking 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The long, narrative epic poem has given way in modern times to the epic film. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Homer composed the epic poem “The Odyssey,” and in 2015, a woman named A’Ziah “Zola” King took to Twitter to share her own incredible saga. Review: Based on a Twitter thread, 'Zola' is one wild ride 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Rows of students were lined up outside, faces lifted, reciting an epic poem in Nuosu language. In the mountains of southwestern China, a minority struggles for its future 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z They appear in Homer’s epic poem, "The Odyssey," and attempt to kill protagonist Odysseus and his crew in that manner, but fail. Virgin Islands missing woman boat 'Siren Song' name invokes morbid mythology 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z But his most famous release was Ginsberg's controversial epic poem Howl, which is considered by many to be one of the great works of American literature. Lawrence Ferlinghetti: US poet and publisher dies aged 101 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z The epic poems of Homer recount stories, but are not accurate recordings of what took place. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The bookshop — renowned for its bohemian atmosphere and vast collections of international poetry, fiction, progressive political journals and magazines— soon spawned a literary press, which in 1956 published Ginsberg’s controversial epic poem, “Howl.” Lawrence Ferlinghetti—the San Francisco poet, publisher and bookseller—has died 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z In antiquity, Virgil’s “The Aeneid,” an epic poem written in 19 B.C. about the foundation of Rome, was understood as praise of the emperor Augustus. Opinion | Why I won’t surrender the classics to the far right 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z The grave goods were exquisitely crafted out of materials from around the world and suggested that the early medieval society portrayed in epic poems like Beowulf might be more reality than myth. Why this famed Anglo-Saxon ship burial was likely the last of its kind 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z The drawings illustrate Dante’s masterpiece, “The Divine Comedy,” an epic poem in three parts recounting a pilgrim’s travels through hell, purgatory and heaven. Italy’s Uffizi opens Dante anniversary with virtual exhibit 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z The Trojan War forms the backdrop for one of Homer’s great epic poems, the Iliad. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Their work was instrumental in reviving Uighur culture in the 1980s, as large audiences once again gathered to hear their epic poems. Opinion | China Disappeared My Professor. It Can’t Silence His Poetry. 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z One chapter is a storybook fairy tale about her biggest past relationships; another consists of apologies to former roommates in the form of an epic poem. Rachel Bloom wants to talk about bullies and crazy ex-boyfriends 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Her poems Random Access Man and Princess-in-Exile imagine a different version of Sita, the long-suffering wife of Rama, who is central in the epic poem the Ramayana. Top 10 goddesses in fiction | E Foley and B Coates 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z The drawings were originally bound in a volume, with each illustration opposite the corresponding verse in Dante’s epic poem. Italy’s Uffizi opens Dante anniversary with virtual exhibit 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Like an urban legend, or the epic poem “Beowulf,” the Singapore Sling survives by oral tradition and collective memory, and modern versions might in no way resemble the original. We know quite a bit about the memorable Singapore Sling — except how, exactly, to make one 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Its course catalog is a haiku next to a conventional university’s epic poem. Opinion | How to Go to College During a Pandemic 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z The Greek island of Ithaca is best known as the home of Odysseus, the protagonist of the ancient Greek epic poem "The Odyssey." Ithaca cancels rent — and capitalism starts to fall apart 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z The tablet contains a portion of the Gilgamesh epic, a Sumerian epic poem written in cuneiform. Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh tablet for Museum of the Bible 'stolen,' feds say 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z During two recent podcasts I was asked about “Apocalipsixtlán,” the epic poem in the collection in which a cataclysmic event splits the Americas in half. We asked authors what they read, hear and watch in quarantine. Here's Rigoberto González's diary 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z For over twenty years he had provided at least half of the material for Jimmy’s epic poem. Marriage, Betrayal, and the Letters Behind “The Dolphin” 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z He wrote four novels, translated Dante’s epic poem “The Divine Comedy” and was an authority on Formula One auto racing. Clive James, Australian-born TV host, writer, critic and all-around wit, dies at 80 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The ancient epic poem of Gilgamesh is widely believed to be among the earliest known works of literature and the second oldest religious text. 3,000-year-old tablet describing Babylonian Noah's Ark tale could be 'earliest ever example of fake news,' scholar says 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z The Mycenaean civilization dominated much of Greece from around 1600-1100 B.C. and may have provided material for Homer’s epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, as well as later Greek legends. Greece: New bid to understand prehistoric engineering feat 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z A dramatic tone poem for soprano and orchestra, this 10-minute sketch of an opera Sibelius never wrote is a visceral account of an incident in the Finnish epic poem “Kalevala.” Review: Three conductors, three concerts and more L.A. Phil history in the books 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The spiral is “all detailed in the epic poem: the Idiod.” Jimmy Kimmel: Trump handling impeachment 'about as well as you expect, which is badly' 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Along the way, he discovered the image from Visconti’s epic poem which also features a young blonde woman holding a pair of scales. Italians laughed at Leonardo da Vinci, the ginger genius 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Based on a 1956 epic poem of the same name, it charts a devastating course for passengers aboard a ship fleeing a scorched, uninhabitable Earth, and becomes an exploration of human adaptability, endurance and despair. Daily briefing: How to choose a mentor 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s a feminist retelling of Homer’s epic poem, told through the eyes of Circe, the sorceress who Odysseus encounters on his way home from Troy, who turns his crew into pigs. WarnerMedia greenlights a retelling of The Odyssey for HBO Max 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z SUN Book-it Theater presentation for kids in grades K-6 and all ages, inspired by Homer’s epic poem and Greek tradition, 1 p.m. Community calendar: Lunar Block Party, Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow, Seattle Bon Odori, King County Fair 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Aino and other principals in “Deep River” are inspired in part by characters in the “Kalevala,” an epic poem based on the mythology of the Finnish/Karelian people. Karl Marlantes’ ‘Deep River’ is an epic tale of Finns, the Wobblies and the will to endure 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Brook came to fame with his staging of “Marat/Sade” in 1964 and his adaptation of the Indian epic poem “Mahabharata” in 1985. British stage director Peter Brook awarded Spanish prize 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z He’s tapping a lifetime of thinking on a plethora of subjects for something of an epic poem of his own, now running about 5,000 lines, he said. T Bone Burnett’s swan song as a recording artist, ‘The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space’ sounds a big note 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z City Lights weathered its fair share of ups and downs over the years, including financial woes and Ferlinghetti’s arrest in 1957 on obscenity charges for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s groundbreaking epic poem Howl. City Lights founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti: 'The US isn't ready for a revolution' 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Before he ran for Senate, he reread “The Odyssey,” the epic poem about one man’s voyage home to his wife. Are Beto and Amy O'Rourke the future of politics or the past? 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king at the heart of humanity’s earliest epic poem, found a magic herb, but a snake ate it. Is Silicon Valley's quest for immortality a fate worse than death? 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z And in many ways, the languid pace of the film evokes that of an epic poem. How Colombia’s ‘Birds of Passage’ directors flip the script on the typical narco movie 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z “The album is anchored in that epic poem, and the Christmas story and then all these Christmas songs,” he said. William Shatner talks new Christmas album, guest stars and getting help from a military veteran 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z That event, immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, "Paul Revere's Ride," ignited the war of independence from Britain. US, British war dead honored at site where Revolution began 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z That event, immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” ignited the war of independence from Britain. US, British war dead honored at site where Revolution began 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Minstrels will not be singing epic poems about the second quarter. The Jets, Their Quarterback Facing Their Would-Be Quarterback, Lose to the Vikings 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Hindu epic poem, where it’s mentioned as a military formation called the Chakravyuha. Rugby Meets Red Rover: Kabaddi Has Captured the Heart of India 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z “It’s a really, really hard job, and there’s a reason why the people who are most successful at it tend to be larger-than-life figures,” Axelrod said, before invoking Carl Sandburg’s epic poem “Chicago.” As scramble for Chicago mayor begins, a grueling job with a history of large-than-life personalities awaits 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z But there will still be epic poems, because every human life contains one. Clive James on his epic new poem: ‘The story of a mind heading into oblivion’ 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z He’s been known to give them jobs, loan them laptops and write them original epic poems on birthdays. ‘Chaotic glory’: Why four millennials bought a used bookstore on Capitol Hill 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Maria Dahvana Headley’s new novel, “The Mere Wife,” is much more than a simple recasting of the ancient epic poem “Beowulf” in the suburbs. Review: ‘The Mere Wife’ explores ‘Beowulf’ in the suburbs 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z One of them included changing the film's name from Padmavati to Padmaavat, after the 16th Century epic poem of the same name. Schools shut as film protests intensify 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The board's suggested modifications include changing the film's name to Padmavat, after the 16th century epic poem of the same name that the film is based on. Indian film Padmavati cleared by censors 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z One provision also set up the first statutory definition of mead, an alcoholic beverage made of fermented honey, probably more familiar to scholars of the Dark Ages epic poem “Beowulf” than most American imbibers. Cheers! Cider, craft beer makers get U.S. tax cut in new year 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Her epic poem “Voyage of the Sable Venus” is an indictment of whiteness and a “look at what this crazy Occidentalist history has projected onto the black female body.” Voices of the City: Robin Coste Lewis' fierce and arresting poetry has its roots in Compton 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z He published a book-length epic poem, “We Need to Dream All This Again: An account of Crazy Horse, Custer, and the battle for the Black Hills,” in 1987. Bernard Pomerance, Tony-winning playwright of ‘The Elephant Man,’ dies at 76 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z He has written another ballet, based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem “Evangeline,” that has yet to be produced because, he said, he wrote too many male parts — a rookie mistake. A Baseball Manager Retires Again, Knowing It Rarely Sticks 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z “Argonautika” Playwright Mary Zimmerman reshapes the famous Greek epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts’ journey to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Going Out Guide for the District, March 30-April 5, 2017 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z One provision also set up the first statutory definition of mead, an alcoholic beverage made of fermented honey, probably more familiar to scholars of the Dark Ages epic poem “Beowulf” than most American imbibers. Cheers! Cider, craft beer makers get U.S. tax cut in new year 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z The panels, Krieger said, represent just seven seconds in the drinker’s life - minute observation that he calls “an epic poem of the everyday.” Detroit Symphony Orchestra hosts art exhibition 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Set in New York, it was serialised in 1852 and written at the same time as the poet began work on his landmark epic poem Leaves of Grass, published three years later. Walt Whitman's lost novel The Life and Adventures of Jack Engle found 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Israeli filmmaker and artist, Omer Fast has written epic poems using the words of talking heads, only not in the order they’re spoken. Between the lies: the Getty explores how form affects function in media 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Kantor was the celebrated author of more than 30 novels, dozens of short stories, articles and even some wildly popular epic poems. Toil, toil, great writer, for anonymity awaits 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The 10th century poet Ferdowsi, in his epic poem “Shahnameh,” or “Book of Kings,” described how Persian rulers carried cheetahs along on hunting tours to chase prey. The world's fastest animal is in a race for survival in Iran 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z It is the longest known epic poem in the world, about 10 times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined. Mama's Boys: An irreverent take on India's Mahabharat - BBC News 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z In a single paragraph, Baker fondly recalls Mr. Toole, his eighth-grade English teacher, who assigned Homer’s “Iliad” and suggested that Baker write his own epic poem. A teacher’s grinding, sometimes stultifying, life in a public school classroom 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Daredevils of Sassoun - named after a medieval Armenian epic poem - seized a police compound on 17 July, killing one policeman and barricading themselves inside with hostages. Armenians challenge age-old links to Russia - BBC News 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Industrial music accompanies the epic poem “The Hashish Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil” by horror/SF writer Clark Ashton Smith. Why is everything at this year’s Fringe Festival coming up musicals? ‘Hamilton,’ probably. 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z In Parenthesis is British composer Iain Bell's adaptation of the epic poem by David Jones, who fought in the Battle of Mametz Wood. Welsh National Opera marks Battle of Somme centenary - BBC News 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Elizabeth, hailed as Gloriana in Spenser’s epic poem The Faery Queen, was more than a monarch – even at a time when monarchy really meant something. Bed tricks and broken women: Shakespeare's guide to love 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Glaze’s epic poem “I am the Jefferson County Courthouse,” published in 1981, was inspired by his work as a reporter covering courts years earlier. Alabama poet laureate Andrew Glaze dies at 95 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Some of us may remember the story of Ulysses in Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey." How to Stay Calm in a Volatile Market 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Homer’s Iliad—a 3,000-year-old epic poem—continues to shape how we think about war. War is Unavoidable—and Other Hard Lessons from Homer’s Iliad For the Britain of today, it serves the function of an epic poem. ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Is the Key to Understanding Today’s Britain 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Speaking to reporters in Concord, N.H., where he officially filed to be on the primary ballot, Mr. Cruz twice said that Tuesday’s debate saw “candidate after candidate basically compose an epic poem to amnesty.” Ted Cruz Steps Up Attacks on Marco Rubio on Immigration 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z At the end of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, the hero on his funeral pyre is described as hlaford leofne - "beloved lord". The Vocabularist: Of lords, ladies and loaves - BBC News 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z As one of his assignments, he had to write a mock epic poem. EXCHANGE: Best-selling children’s author gives writing tips 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Other epic poems about the Trojan Wars did not survive. War is Unavoidable—and Other Hard Lessons from Homer’s Iliad David Jones found critical acclaim both as a painter and a poet and wrote an epic poem about World War I, yet little of his work is familiar today. The tragedy and gaiety of David Jones - BBC News 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson Stevenson’s classic tale follows a model set around 2800 years ago by The Odyssey, a Greek epic poem normally attributed to Homer. From Harry Potter Latin to Hunger Games Rome: the classical jokes hiding in your favourite children's books 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z It is the longest known epic poem in existence, coming in at around 1.8 million words, roughly 10 times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined. Peter Brook revisits Mahabharata epic at Young Vic - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z This theory holds that in Shakespeare’s tragedies or Dostoevski’s novels or the epic poems of Homer, the heroes and heroines always bring their troubles on themselves through some failing of character. The Reasons We Deny the Role of Luck 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Roman poet Virgil devotes one book of The Georgics, an epic poem on agricultural themes, to bees. The beeline : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Written 700 years ago for a Catholic, mainly Italian audience, the epic poem is still widely read today. Re-interpreting Dante's Divine Comedy Africa-style 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z But many who study moral injury say the destruction of internal ethical fabric as a result of combat goes back as far as Ajax in the ancient Greek epic poem “The Iliad.” Chaplains on front lines in struggle to heal ‘moral injuries’ 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Cave is attempting something even more unorthodox with his new book, “The Sick Bag Song,” an epic poem about his travels across the United States with his band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Nick Cave Goes Straight to Fans With ‘The Sick Bag Song’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z It is the Aeneid, an epic poem in 12 books that its author, Virgil, left unfinished at his death in 19BC. Virgil’s Aeneid has travelled with me through life 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Where are the novels or epic poems devoted to typhoid, pneumonia or toothaches, Woolf wondered? How to Talk About Pain 2014-07-12T04:00:00Z In other words, if Finnish schools don’t teach the epic poem Kalevala, who will ensure it is passed on to future generations? What Should Teenagers Read at School? Tolkien finished his translation of the epic poem in 1926, when he was just 34. J.R.R. Tolkien's 88-year-old translation of 'Beowulf' is finally being published 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z A similar painting from 1949 shows the young Joseph Stalin reading a Georgian epic poem. Propaganda: Lies and distortion 2013-05-18T00:05:31Z “Paradiso,” the third and most mystical part of the epic poem, would make great reading for sipping frozen Mai Tais in the sand. Don Draper does Dante 2013-04-08T16:29:00Z They worked from the standard text of the epic poem. Geneticists Estimate Publication Date Of The 'Iliad' 2013-02-27T15:15:00.207Z Pretty much the granddaddy of Western literature, Virgil's epic poem tells two long stories: The journey of Aeneas from Troy to found Rome, and the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. Best Summer Reading List for Entrepreneurs 2012-07-20T15:55:00Z In the first book of "The Odyssey," Homer's epic poem, the Greek hero is said to be "straining for no more than a glimpse of hearth-smoke drifting up from his own land." Well: When Technology Means Never Learning to Let Go 2012-07-09T20:44:13Z As a starting point, she proposed three Titian masterpieces depicting stories from Ovid's epic poem Metamorphoses: Diana and Actaeon, The Death of Actaeon, and Diana and Callisto. Actaeon stations: Chris Ofili and the Royal Ballet 2012-06-19T17:52:11Z Festival kicked off in the East Village on Friday afternoon with a group reading of Allen Ginsberg’s epic poem. ArtsBeat: Hear Tales of Ginsberg in the Very Rooms Where They Happened 2012-06-01T22:13:11Z These girls shouted bitter mockery against the Mussulmans; or recited epic poems, accompanying their rhymes with the thumping of tabors, causing the hearts of their lovers to palpitate with burning ardour. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z It is sung about in their ancient songs, and is the theme of the great poets who composed their lyrics and their epic poems in the centuries that have fled. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Courtiers tell me he has completed an epic poem about my Battle of the Anghieri... Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z As regards Vishnu, the epic poems, including the supplement to the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, supply practically the entire framework of legendary matter on which the later Vaishnava creeds are based. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is ’neas. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Aside from some native songs and epic poems, all the literature known to the Saxon people was in Latin, and but few persons in the kingdom knew Latin well enough to read it. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z This is seen in the great dramas, novels, and epic poems. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z If the same cannot be said of the ancient epic poems, that is because of the extreme scantiness of the existing fragments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Joseph Kiss in 1876 brought out a few lyric and epic poems of considerable merit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z It is characteristic that he never sent me any tragedy or epic poem, never anything bombastic or declamatory, never anything languorous or sentimental either. Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z After the battle of Naseby he retired to Paris, where he became a Roman Catholic, and spent some months in the composition of his epic poem of Gondibert. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z A good introduction and extracts from the great epic poems of all nations. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Consequently the type of epic poem which would be produced by an aggregation of shorter lays is not the type which we have in the Iliad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Their history will hereafter form the groundwork of many a heroic romance or epic poem. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Ramayana, r�-m�′ya-n�, n. one of the two great epic poems of ancient India—the history of Rama. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z This Pythagorean idea was expanded by Sir John Davies, in his epic poem Orchestra, published in 1596. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Yes; but don't forget his velvet trousers, and his habit of reciting his epic poems in the drawing-room after dinner. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z They must therefore have been, as Bentley had said, “a sequel of songs and rhapsodies,” “loose songs not collected together in the form of an epic poem till about 500 years after.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z This, as we partly apprehend, comes of singing epic poems; most part of which only pretend to be sung. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Some critics are of opinion that we do possess six good epic poems. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z Thus the Commedia, though often classed for want of a better description among epic poems, is totally different in method and construction from all other poems of that kind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Paterno has said that Virgil's Aeneid, the epic poem about a courageous Trojan hero, "probably had as much influence on me as anything in my life." Penn St. Coach Joe Paterno, 1926-2012: A Legend with a Tragic Final Chapter 2012-01-22T05:50:00Z The origin of Roman history may be referred rather to the same impulse which gave birth to the epic poems of Naevius and Ennius. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Mahabharata, ma-h�-b�′ra-t�, n. the name of one of the two great epic poems of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Indeed, it may be said that the anagram and the epic poem are the alpha and omega of literature. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z Ralph continued to write, and, from time to time, troubled his friend with long extracts from an epic poem, which he was then composing, requesting his remarks and corrections. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z T. “At ten years of age I wrote an epic poem of great length—it was in the ‘Marmion’ style. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Niebuhr went so far as to assert that the Romans in early times possessed epic poems, 'which in power and brilliance of imagination leave everything produced by the Romans in later times far behind them.' The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Iliad, il′i-ad, n. an epic poem by Homer, giving an account of the destruction of Ilium or ancient Troy. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z What are called the prophecies of Isaiah are nothing more, many of them, than so many epic poems, like the Iliad of Homer, to celebrate scenes and real occurrences in Jewish history. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z Such is the chief subject of all the great epic poems, and most ancient heroic Sagas of the Indians. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Returning to Copenhagen in 1808 he achieved greater success with his Northern Mythology, and again in 1809-1811 with a long epic poem, the Decline of the Heroic Life in the North. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z He professed to find clear traces of these ballads and epic poems in the fine legends of early Roman history. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z He next wrote an epic poem, entitled The Lombards in the First Crusade, a work of which Manzoni makes honourable mention in I Promessi Sposi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z But in our family, if you cannot write an epic poem or novel that by its originality knocks all other novels on the head, you are a despicable creature, not worth acknowledging. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z What epic poem of our times begins to compare in influence over the common mind with the stories of Scott and Cooper? The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Many of the favorite Greek traditions are as well adapted to the plot of an epic poem or tragedy of the sentimental order, as any that modern history can supply. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z His high self-confident spirit and impetuous temper have left their impress on the few fragments of his dramas and of his epic poem. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Great epic poems, in which antique subjects are treated, such as the legends of Troy and of Alexander, form a separate group. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Poetry and painting, sculpture and eloquence, have all sought to illustrate his career, but the grand epic poem of his life has yet to be written. Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln 2011-10-24T02:00:19.173Z They were at first prose versions of those epic poems whose heroes are derived from the mythical traditions of Charlemagne and the Holy Grail. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z What is it that gives the universally acknowledged superiority to the epic poem? The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z But the conception of his epic poem seems to imply some share of the higher gift of poetical invention. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z The Æneid, the last and greatest of his works, is an epic poem in twelve books. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z It proves that the Germanic nations had a reciprocal free trade in subjects for epic poems. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The epic poems of that time may be easily classified according to the degree in which they show that mastery. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z In the first place, our Gospel is no more like a man's preaching than it is like an epic poem. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z The spirit of the Annals still lives in the antique charm and national feeling which make the epic poem of Virgil the truest representation of Roman sentiment which has come down to modern times. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z From M. de Raudiere, a poor Poet, who craves assistance to enable him to finish an epic poem which he is writing against the English. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z It was preserved by an accident; it has no right to the place of the most illustrious Anglo-Saxon epic poem. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Events which stirred the imagination and fascinated the finely poised mind of a Parkman will yet furnish the material for Canada's great, unwritten epic poem. The Ontario Archives Scope of its Operations 2011-08-08T02:00:20.520Z A map is the greatest of all epic poems. National Geographic?s map of Cuba is labor of love for Cuban American mapmaker 2011-07-25T22:47:29Z Brings the city dweller the aroma of the pine and the music of the wind in its branches—an epic poem *** forest-scented, fresh-aired, and wholly American. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z It is necessary first to remind the reader that all the legends in the epic poems date after the time when an official and national Olympus had been arranged. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z It is this, chiefly, that makes Beowulf a true epic poem—that is, a narrative poem of the most stately and serious kind. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z "Poor Helen!" sighed Parnassus; "I think there is matter for an epic poem in her misadventure." Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z "Stop! let me!" interrupted Master Popp�, with his warrior-like voice, and he now began the bold and spirited German epic poem of the brave Nib�lungen, in tones which rang through the hall. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z As I have already mentioned, this civilization does not appear to be the same as that of the epic poems, and the verdict of the learned declares that it dates from a long anterior epoch. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z The Egyptians assert that Osiris conquered India; and indeed his expedition to that region is the subject of the celebrated epic poem of Nonnus. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z The epic poem of Beowulf has its source pretty far back, in the history of countries not very closely related to England. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Vida's poem is entirely based on that of Horace; but he substitutes epic for Horace's dramatic studies, and employs the �neid as the model of an epic poem. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z He might have written an epic poem, so light were the trade-winds which had hitherto been prevalent during the early hours of the day. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z At a later period he took orders, became Dean of Manchester, was distinguished as a botanist, and as the author of many eminent works, especially "Attila," an epic poem of great power and learning. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Other able critics who have read the blind poet's new epic poem unite in calling it even better than the old favorite, "The Light of Asia." A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z This has some claim to be called an epic poem, an epic of the modern kind, composed with a definite theory. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Tasso denies that there is any difference between the epic poem and the romantic poem as poems. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z There has been much discussion whether the book of Job is a dramatic or an epic poem. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z "Your suggestion" is a phrase for a letter, not for an epic poem. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Some day we are going to write that epic poem, and the novel, and the great American drama. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z The Little Geste of Robin Hood seems to be an attempt to make an epic poem by joining together a number of ballads. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z There was no detailed and consistent discussion of the theory of the epic poem. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z There were board members who were concerned that the epic poem included a few sexual passages. On Education: Atheists Speak Up at Bible Belt School 2011-04-04T00:00:45Z From the romantic interest of the subject, Medea was the heroine of not less than four epic poems; and no fable, of Greek antiquity, was more frequently dramatized by the Latin poets. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z "Some day," says the young man to himself, "I'm going to sit down and write a novel, or the great American drama, or an epic poem." Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z These did not suit very well for the epic poems, or even comedies or the Romans; and were totally abhorrent from the lyrical or epigrammatic productions of Catullus. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The first of these is the epic poem, the rules of which are given in Aristotle's Poetics. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z The style of the letters of Balzac would not be amiss for funeral orations; and we have some physical treatises in the style of the epic poem or the ode. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z He also planned and partly wrote an epic poem on the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Wordsworth planned an epic poem, The Recluse, of which The Prelude, or introduction, and The Excursion are the only parts extant. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z Her Poësies consist of pastorals, ballads, songs, epistles, and the fragment of an epic poem, of which the MS. is lost. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z Sentenced to five years’ seclusion in the Franciscan convent at Guadalajara, he began an epic poem entitled Pelayo, of which fragments survive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The Idylls of the King, are Idylls of the King, and not an epic poem, nor indeed one poem of any kind. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z "Maybe Odysseus," he replied, as I tried frantically to recall what team he played for before realizing he was referring to the hero of Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey." After long odyssey, R.A. Dickey finds permanent spot in New York Mets' rotation 2011-02-20T03:12:35Z In this form epic poems were composed not merely dealing with war and personal romance, but carrying out a didactic purpose, or celebrating the mysteries of religion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z In the first century A.D. various Roman historians wrote of historical events in the form of epic poems. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z His third and greatest work was his epic poem in twelve books called the �neid, because it relates the story of the Trojan prince �neas and his followers. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z No comparison of Dante with Milton would be complete that omitted consideration of the respective themes of their chief works, their two great epic poems, the Divina Commedia and Paradise Lost. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z The, a German epic poem of the first half of the Thirteenth Century, 44, 47. Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z A collection of oracles, a theogony, an epic poem on the Argonautic expedition, prose works on purifications and sacrifices, and a cosmogony, were attributed to him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z De Quincey included under the literature of power, prose as well as verse, fairy tales and romances as well as tragedies and epic poems. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Voltaire considered this epic poem a great contribution to literature, and in the prefatorial essay to his own epic, the "Henriade," he praises it very highly. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z He projected an epic poem in blank verse, "Cortez, or the Conqueror of Mexico, and the Inca's Daughter." A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Other able critics who have read the blind poet's new epic poem unite in calling it even better than the old favorite, "The Light of Asia." 12mo, Cloth, Gilt Top. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z He died suddenly, in early life, leaving unfinished an epic poem on the life of St. Paul. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Poe gave us the reasons for this proposition and demonstrated to us that a long epic poem is but a series of short poems connected by uninspired passages in metre. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Soccer is where Walter Scott was two centuries ago when he wrote his epic poem “Marmion”: “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” Global Soccer: When Agents and Soccer Collide 2010-10-27T04:09:00Z He said he vomited when he read the "epic poem." Why Free Speech Includes Spewing Hate at Funerals 2010-09-29T08:40:00Z One inmate in the Bing was delighted that Mr. Higgins was able to fulfill his request for some Homer, and the epic poem “Gilgamesh.” A Library for Those With Plenty of Time to Read 2010-06-25T19:11:00Z “It is a management text,” he said of the book, which is taken from the Mahabharata, an epic poem at the heart of Hindu philosophy. In India, Hitching Hopes on a Subway 2010-05-14T04:20:00Z As a matter of fact, the epic poem was only the primitive author's method of writing a poetical novel centering around wars; or a later poet's imitation of that form. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z In advanced Latin, they memorize 1,800 lines of Virgil’s epic poem “The Aeneid,” they said. Elena Kagan Among Hunter College School?s Alumni 2010-05-11T03:20:00Z The "epic poem" did not purport to be literal facts about Matthew Snyder but rather relied on "loose, figurative or hyperbolic language." Why Free Speech Includes Spewing Hate at Funerals 2010-09-29T08:40:00Z Mr. Liao was imprisoned for four years in the early 1990s after writing an epic poem, “Massacre,” which denounced the Chinese government’s suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. For 13th Time, Critic of China?s Government Barred From Leaving Country 2010-03-02T12:13:00Z Not today's Greeks—the ancient Greeks, specifically Odysseus, the hero of Homer's epic poem. 2010-02-11T04:10:00Z Similarly the speeches in epic poems are lyrics. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The work was recognised as a great epic poem, and at the same time fulfilled the part of a contemporary chronicle. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil The complete story would read more like an ancient epic poem than the description of a modern battle. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. He also attempted to write another epic poem, but the time was not favourable for such an undertaking. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Of his various works we have only the Argonautica, an epic poem of considerable merit, though perhaps written with too much care and labour. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli This was "La Araucana," a Chilean epic poem, by Alonso de Ercilla y Zu�iga. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The introduction to the third book is more extended, and more interesting from the light which it throws on the motives which determined Virgil to the choice of the subject of his epic poem. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil I trust you will one day return, and that your friend will write an epic poem in honour of our town. Glories of Spain He celebrated all the officials and receivers of the parish of Heldburg in an epic poem, as also the melancholy condition of Coburg, where he tarried for a certain time as a fugitive. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The Pharsalia, his only extant work, is an epic poem of about eight thousand lines in ten books on the civil war between Pompey and Caesar. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes Another still later myth, which occurs in the epic poems, makes Brahma be born from a lotus which grew out of the navel of the god Vishṇu whilst floating on the primordial waters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Next after the epic poem of heroic action, the didactic epos was regarded at Rome as the most serious and elaborate form of poetic art. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil It is remarkable that no direct and positive account of any Doric town in this district has been preserved, a circumstance to be attributed to the loss of the epic poem of Ægimius. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 His epic poem entitled Vysehrad, which 135 celebrates the ancient glory of the acropolis of Prague, has great value, and of his many novels Jan Maria Plojhar has had the greatest success. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Another work, written about the same time by Fiammetta’s desire and dedicated to her, is the Teseide, an epic poem, and indeed the first heroic epic in the Italian language. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" For this reason, even the prodigal display of erudition, which in an epic poem would be entirely misplaced, increases the respect we feel for the poet, though it does not tend to the reader's gratification. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Petrarch attached more importance to his epic poem of ‘Africa,’ written in imitation of the rhythm and style of the Aeneid, than to his Sonnets. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil In no one large class of epic poems was this event treated at length, neither by the cyclic poets, nor the authors of the Νόστοι. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 An epic poem often goes on describing an incident with all kinds of marvellous events added to it, till it becomes a very long story. Stories from Tagore It seems probable that as early as the 9th century epic poems began to be chanted by the itinerant minstrels who are known as jongleurs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The Jerusalem Delivered is, beyond all question, the epic poem of modern Europe. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 The impossibility was not recognised, and France, in the opinion of her own critics, at last got her epic poem in the Henriade, and her perfect lyrists in Rousseau and Lebrun. A Short History of French Literature The Ægimius therefore was at that time arranged and set down in writing, together with other epic poems. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Well, I go back and write an epic poem. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 On his return to St. Petersburg he sketched the plan of another epic poem, Galub, dealing with the Caucasus, but this remained a fragment. An Outline of Russian Literature Turvaśa and his descendants, who represent the Turanians, are described in the later epic poems of India as cursed and deprived of their inheritance in India. Lectures on The Science of Language Many of them read newspapers indeed, but who reads, much less recites, an epic poem, or chants an elegiac or even a hymn? The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde According to a legend noticed in an ancient epic poem, his purification took place at Thebes;1004 whereas the Leucadian tradition doubtless represented his leap from the rock as the act of atonement. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 He also composed an epic poem on the First Punic War, still using the native Saturnian. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The great epic poem of the French language—its greatest if not its only great poem—the "Chanson de Roland"—is written in the langue d'oil. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. But it is an epic poem, and a divine. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 "Faust" is properly an epic poem; "Wilhelm Meister" is a prose epic,—and prose, not from lack of metre, but precisely from its point of view. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 In this war Hercules appears as the hero of the Hyllean tribe, according to the epic poem Ægimius, and gained for them a third part of the conquered territory. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 To this end he wrote a didactic epic poem, On the Nature of Things, in which he explained the atomic theory of Democritus which was the foundation of the philosophical teachings of Epicurus. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. To paint the manners and characters of the age in which the action is placed, is as requisite in the epic poem as it is to preserve the unity of the character of an individual. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Fortunately for us, the last fifty years have brought to light a whole series of epic poems from early Babylonian life, some of them in fragmentary form, others more or less well preserved. Oriental Women That Capitol, in white marble, standing on elevated ground, against a bright blue sky, is a poem—an epic poem. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things It was at this period that he wrote verses on the War of 1812, and began an epic poem which one of his school friends illustrated. Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860 Voltaire began to write an epic poem on Henry IV, and, his talents as a satirist being known, was suddenly arrested on the charge of lampooning Louis XIV, and imprisoned in the Bastile. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 Manners and character are also required in the epic poem. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The ancient mythology and the epic poems of these people contain many female characters, which may throw some light upon woman's place in their civilization. Oriental Women Milton entertained a purpose of making King Arthur the hero of an epic poem, but fortunately yielded it for the nobler task of "Paradise Lost." Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur In the ancient epic poems he is simply a great hero and warrior. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Shooting grouse after red-deer is, for a while at first, felt to be like writing an anagram in a lady's album, after having given the finishing-touch to a tragedy or an epic poem. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) When he returned to Goa, he enjoyed a tranquility which enabled him to bestow his attention on his epic poem. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem But as a work of art it cannot rank as high as “Taras Bulba,” because no comedy can ever be as great a thing of beauty as an epic poem. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy Though essentially a soldier, he took considerable interest in literature, wrote epic poems, tragedies and annals, and translated plays of Sophocles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The gods of the ancient Greeks and Romans were the same as the gods of the Indian epic poems. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Thus the great epic poem of our language came to be, avowedly, a sacred poem. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century Yet, however unsuccessful others may have been, Camo�ns has proved that fire-arms may be introduced with the greatest dignity, and the finest effect in the epic poem. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem In the East, also, and particularly in Persia, he has been made the subject of many great epic poems. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 In it Mr. Longfellow has woven together the beautiful traditions of the American Indians into one grand and delightful epic poem. The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem The doctrine of the Trimurti in India, however, is to be found in the Veda, and epic poems, which are of an antiquity long anterior to the rise of Christianity, preceding it by many centuries. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Besides the works he published, he left behind him nearly fifty unfinished ones; many were epic poems, all intended to be in twelve books, and some had reached their eighth! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors It was well for the memory of Pope that he did not write the epic poem he intended. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem It is asserted as probable that the Poet p. 31Laureate,—Homer, will be invited to compose an epic poem commemorating the events of the raid. The Casual Ward academic and other oddments The epic poems of Homer, the later lyrics, the drama, the history, and the polemic, all had their highest types presented in the Greek literature. History of Human Society His religion is also mentioned in one of the very ancient epic poems of India. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Why, once upon a time, I wrote an epic poem. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The introduction of so beautiful a fiction as an essential part of the conduct and machinery of an epic poem, does the greatest honour to the invention of Camo�ns. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem To which the authoress replies: 'I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen What monkey ever wrote an epic poem, or composed a tragedy or a comedy, or even a sonnet? Arrows of Freethought He made epic poems, tragedies, and pastorals, with surprising facility; song, epigram, or rebus, was all one to him; though, it is observed, he could never finish an acrostick. The Story of the White Mouse Were we to believe Dryden, his heroic plays were dramatic imitations of such epic poems as the Iliad and the Æneid. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Homer, though the father of the epic poem, has his exuberances, which violently trespass against the first rule of the epopea, the unity of the action. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The Crusades form the true heroic age of Europe—the Jerusalem Delivered is its epic poem. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 There is a sort of aërial epic poem going on between earth and heaven. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 From his epic poem, "Columbus," published by S. C. Griggs & Co., Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose It has been well said that he rendered Abbotsford a romance in stone and lime, and imparted to the king’s visit to Scotland the interest and dignity of an epic poem. Leading Articles on Various Subjects That they were conducted to the King of Melinda by Heaven, and were by Heaven assured of his truth, is a most delicate compliment, and in the true spirit of the epic poem. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem It is the most perfect example of poetic fancy; but the highest species of the epic poem is to be found not in poetic fancy, but poetic history. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 Unity of style and expression is as indispensable in a history which is to move the heart, or fascinate the imagination, as in a tragedy, a painting, or an epic poem. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 Alexander; biographical note on, IV, 41; articles by—an ancient English country seat, 41; his compliments to Lady Mary, 47; how to make an epic poem, 52.Prescott, The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index This epic poem on the foundation of Rome by a colony from Troy is based on an old Latin tradition, and is modelled on the form of the poems of Homer. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History That these little episodes have their beauty and propriety in an epic poem will strongly appear from a view of M. de la Motte's translation of the Iliad into French verse. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem No man can invent an organon for writing tragedies and epic poems. Pioneers of Science It is natural to be delighted with fine descriptions of events, in which illustrious persons and whole nations are interested; and hence the epic poem had its origin. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Homer was the first, and still is one of the greatest, of dramatic poets; the Iliad is a tragedy arranged in the garb of an epic poem. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 It has been recently discovered that they are simply a restatement of the Babylonian cosmology, as given in a literary production ages older than the Bible, an epic poem of very remote date. Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution The good characters of the victorious heroes, however neglected by the great genius of Homer, have a fine effect in making an epic poem interest us and please. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The Annales, an epic poem in hexameters, which dealt with the history of Rome down to the beginning of the Third Macedonian War. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Father Brumoi, in a dissertation which abounds with wit and good sense, explains the manner in which Æschylus conceived the true idea of tragedy from Homer's epic poems. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The Idylls of the King is in the main an epic poem. Lady of the Lake The scale is immeasurably aggrandized—multitudes of dunces are comprehended—the composition is elaborate—the mock-heroic, admirable in Dryden, is carried to perfection, and we have, sui generis, a regular epic poem. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 But now to return to the Kalevala itself, which is said to be one of the grandest epic poems in existence. Through Finland in Carts Unity of effect, identity of train of thought, similarity of ideas, are as necessary in a book of travels as in an epic poem, a tragedy, or a painting. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Mature musical art in Bach's time could not be dramatic, except in the loose sense in which the term may be applied to an epic poem. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" She said this as if it were an epic poem, and she was promising them a rare literary treat. Bird of Paradise He began an epic poem, suggested by the life and adventures of his brother, James Wilde, in the Seminole war. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader This was the well known “Habermännchen,” the epic poem and the private chapel of the warrior as well as of the serving man. The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776 It is an Old English heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship. Technology and Books for All Less happy was his attempt to rival Tasso with an epic poem in fifteen cantos on the Crusades. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The old epic poems of “Tristan,” and “Lancelot,” and “Wigalois,” were too long and tedious. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The epic poem and the symphony are lineal descendants of the dance, and the dance arises as the first form of worship, born of the mythic conception of the powers of nature. Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 It had become a Greek common-place 350 B.C., and probably long before, that an epic poem, such as the Iliad or Odyssey, is cyclical, and that both together make a cycle. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The truth involved in 'Homer' is the charm of his epic poem, while the falsehood involved in the 'Henriade' of Voltaire is amply sufficient to condemn it utterly. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) None despised the merely literal rendering of an epic poem more than William Morris. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The appearance of famous personages must be occasional, after the manner of gods in an epic poem; they must not be, as formerly, the leading characters and chief actors in the drama. Studies in Literature and History Not only the people and the priests but the poets have paid their tribute to Yermak's fame, epic poems having been written about his exploits and his deeds made familiar in popular song. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In the epic poem fate is represented as overruling the will, and making it instrumental to the accomplishment of its designs:— ... Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher Macao's chief claim to renown is its association with Camoëns, the great Portuguese poet of the sixteenth century, whose epic poem, "The Lusiads," has been translated into most known languages. Travels in the Far East The difference between it and the grammar of the epic poems would be sufficient of itself to fix the distance between these two periods of language and literature. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion An epic poem gave heroic poetry on a grand scale, it told the incidents of a great war: the ballad tells of a single skirmish or foray. Studies in Literature and History In an epic poem, as in every other creation of art, the law of symmetry should be observed. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism It remained for a Yankee to find the austere57 peak again! and that, too, when the sonata was supposed to be a form as exhausted as the epic poem. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Brings the city dweller the aroma of the pine and the music of the wind in its blanches—an epic poem * * * forest-scented, fresh-aired, and wholly American. The Forsaken Inn A Novel His great epic poem, "Henriade," that he had been sandpapering for ten years, was now published, dedicated to the Queen. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Pisistratus, therefore, did a very good work in thus keeping for our enjoyment the greatest epic poems ever composed. The Story of the Greeks Petrarch expected to be immortalized by his epic poem "Africa," but it is not read today, even by scholars, except in fragments to see how deep are the barren sands of his thought. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers It was an epic poem, and could not dispense with the Homeric machinery: hence Jupiter is practically the representative of the Stoic all-pervading deity, with the Fates behind him. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Klopstock's Messias, combined with his own religious tendencies, had early turned him to sacred poetry: before the end of his fourteenth year, he had finished what he called an 'epic poem,' entitled Moses. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Fearing he might seem motivated by vulgar curiosity, he explained, "I am doing research for an epic poem." The Blue Tower Besides the stories about animals, I have left unnoticed two other groups of skazkas—those which relate to historical events, and those in which figure the heroes of the Russian “epic poems” or “metrical romances.” Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore In the ancient epic poems, love was nothing, here it is everything; and woman, who had no part, now plays the first; warlike feats are henceforth only a means to win her heart. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Iliad: the ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, which tells the story of the war of the Greeks against Troy. The Short-story The use of these machines is evident; for since no epic poem can possibly subsist without them, the wisest way is to reserve them for your greatest necessities. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II But Milton inherited the fulness and vigour of the Elizabethans, and so could afford to write an epic poem in a selection of the language really used by men. Milton Through those long periods of sickness and of convalescence, he read Percy’s ‘Reliques of Ancient Poetry,’ and almost all the romances, old plays, and epic poems that have been published in the English language. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 It does not require much penetration to observe that Cyrus and Clelia are a species of the epic poem. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 This great epic poem introduces to us Arjuna, a noble prince, about to take part in the strife. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution Mrs. Oaksmith, we are pleased to be advised, is engaged upon an epic poem, which has been meditated several years. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. But to Edwin it was not a house, it was a work of art, it was an epic poem, it was an emanation of the soul. Clayhanger Pope sees that something more than an acceptance of M. Bossu's or Aristotle's canons is requisite for the writer of a good epic poem. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century Brings the city dweller the aroma of the pine and the music of the wind in its branches—an epic poem * * * forest-scented, fresh-aired, and wholly American. The Rose of Old St. Louis The whole plot of one of the great epic poems, the Râmâyana, rests on a rash promise given by Dasaratha, king of Ayodhyâ, to his second wife, Kaikeyî, that he would grant her two boons. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge In outward form the epic poem is simply a narrative in verse. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times The recipe for making an epic poem is a perfect burlesque upon the pseudo-classicism of his time. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) Will the epic poem, which was the product of certain remote social and intellectual conditions, serve to express the thoughts and emotions of a totally different age? English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century It has the look of a substantial epic poem. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature The other epic poem too, the Mahâbhârata, is full of episodes showing a profound regard for truth and an almost slavish submission to a pledge once given. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge These are the epic poem, the drama, and the novel. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times This enthusiasm bore fruit in Sigurd the Volsung, the most powerful of his epic poems, written in an old English metre, which Morris, with true feeling for craftsmanship, revived and adapted to his theme. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies According to Pope Homer's great merit was his 'invention'—and by this he sometimes appears to imply that Homer had even invented the epic poem. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century The Teutonic epic poems, the Northern poems at any rate, are ballads in respect of their management of the plots. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature It was said that we ought to study the later Sanskrit, the Laws of Manu, the epic poems, and, more particularly, the Purânas. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge It is by considering the height to which it is carried in the epic poem and the drama that we shall best appreciate its limitations in the novel. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times I had designed to write, besides two epic poems of most noble argument, four tragedies, of which I had formed the plan. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 Pope himself tried an epic poem too, which happily came to nothing; but a similar ambition led to such works as Glover's Leonidas and The Epigoniad of the Scottish Homer Wilkie. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century That was provided in the other epic poems of Greece, in the cycle of Troy, in the epic stories of Theseus and Heracles. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature The epic poems, the law books, the Purânas, all are brimful of allusions to ancestral offerings. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge That is entering too much into the medical, or rather anatomical symptoms of his apoplexy, and would be better for a medical journal than an epic poem. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 The last step, that of combining such ballads into one long epic poem, was not taken till after the canon was closed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" We may consider, then, that any literary form, the drama, the epic poem, the essay, and so forth, is comparable to a species in natural history. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century Among these shorter epic poems, if such they may be called, there are to be distinguished great varieties of procedure in regard to the amount of action represented in the poem. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature In his exile he wrote, in the Saturnian metre, an epic poem on the First Punic War, in which he introduced the celebrated legends connected with the foundation of Rome. A Smaller History of Rome He had written the epic poem which happily found its way into the flames. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series I send you an epic poem for the Knickerbocker, founded on facts within my own personal experience. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 Ponderous epic poems have made Roland their theme, numbers of ballads and romances tell of his exploits, and the far-off echoes of his ivory horn still sound through the centuries. 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