英语词汇“epic poetry”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a Heartrender at the Little Palace who can recite epic poetry for hours. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All are torch bearers of a long, honorable, imperiled tradition, like the blockers of hats, writers of epic poetry and speakers of Latin. 'The Illusionist': Better Than 'Toy Story 3'? 2010-12-25T11:10:00Z

In the years leading to the breakup of Yugoslavia, Serbian epic poetry idealizing the martyrdom of 1389 breathed life into nationalist ideology that held Kosovo as the Serbian homeland “composed of heaven and earth.” The Medieval Monasteries of Kosovo 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

It is rare for Mr Walcott to seem lost for words: his verse is generous and often recalls epic poetry. Beach bard 2014-04-24T04:00:00Z

These chapters, unlike the “books” of epic poetry, were what we would now call finding aids: devices for quickly locating specific material in long texts that were not meant to be read straight through. The Chapter: A History 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

And that virtuosity was expressed through epic poetry, music and dance, as well as athleticism. Edinburgh festival director Jonathan Mills extends his contract until 2014 2011-02-03T13:58:56Z

A tale of two African-American sisters saddled with bloody revenge, it is a startling, sprawling work that borrows from Afropunk, epic poetry and classic Westerns and includes some disturbing scenes of violence. A Safer Home for Dangerous Plays 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

In many ways, the history of epic poetry is the history of political change — and, yes, often crisis. Looking at Epic Poetry Through 21st-Century Eyes 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

But as I've demonstrated in my work researching ancient Greco-Roman epic poetry, the origin of this sort of rhetorical violence goes back thousands of years. The ancient history of adding insult to injury 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z

It would have been so nice to have epic poetry and PowerPoint in one book. Time lady 2011-04-01T08:13:48Z

She listens patiently to his long-winded yarns about epic poetry and an idyllic childhood in the Montenegrin hills. In ‘My War Criminal,’ the Bad Guy Controls the Conversation 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

Made in the late 1830s, they apply lessons gleaned from some two decades of studying harbors and coastlines to tales from history and epic poetry. That Visionary Wharf Rat, J.M.W. Turner 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

"Yes, I'm sad to say my great failure was epic poetry," she goes on. Time lady 2011-04-01T08:13:48Z

In addition to providing the underpinnings for world literature, epic poetry has for much of history been used to define social values and shape nations’ political identities. Looking at Epic Poetry Through 21st-Century Eyes 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

Yet Reines simultaneously maintains a feeling of epic poetry, of ancient intention. In ‘A Sand Book,’ Ariana Reines Finds Ecstasy in Chaos 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z

He edited Horace and Terence and restored an elided Greek consonant to manuscripts of epic poetry, thus accounting for previously “puzzling gaps in Homer’s meter.” ‘Philology’ by James Turner explains what happened to a discipline that flourished

They used this script to record traditional epic poetry featuring myths of their main deity, the storm god Baal. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z

As a child, I loved epic poetry and stories about fairies, elves and wizards; from the moment he could walk, Danny loved swords and knights. We bonded over Tolkien when my son was 4. So of course we live-texted 'Rings of Power' 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z

The initial flush of book-lust promises: This book will change everything; this will be the one that finally gets you into epic poetry; this will teach you how to meditate. Library Books: A Small Antidote to a Life of Perpetual Dissatisfaction 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z

It's just that I've had much better success convincing students to appreciate epic poetry than convincing adults that their ability to meet mortgage payments is about more than bootstraps. This time in my teacher voice: On two pandemics and the cost of "moderation" 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z

These mythic women were so often the catalysts for the action of Homeric epic poetry, but banished to the sidelines of the action itself. Unpaid, unelected, unknowable? The mystery of presidential first ladies 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

Will the blues go the way of Dixieland or epic poetry, achievements firmly sealed in the past? Buddy Guy Is Keeping the Blues Alive 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

Stylistically, the work assumes a contemporary form of epic poetry, as if the “Iliad’s” Homer, “Mahabharata’s” Vyasa or the unknown “Beowulf” author were a current feminist equipped with a video camera. Review: Harry S. Truman at the center of this wonderfully weird, strangely poignant art show 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

According to Dr. Mayor, Homer's epic poetry foretells the arrival of driverless cars and transportation. How Ancient Greeks predicted killer robots, driverless cars and even Amazon Alexa speakers 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

As such, it’s particularly difficult to adapt to dactylic hexameter, the waltzlike, oom-pah-pah meter of epic poetry, which the Romans inherited from the Greeks. Is the Aeneid a Celebration of Empire—or a Critique? 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

Nadella speaks and writes in an indirect, thoughtful style that has more in common with epic poetry than crisp business memos. Microsoft’s Nadella gives some glimpses behind the curtain in ‘Hit Refresh’ 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z

But they don't explain how we got smart enough to develop differential calculus and write epic poetry. How helpless babies helped make humans so smart 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

Published in English by Jacaranda Press and translated by Roland Glasser, Mujila’s novel has been described by the Rumpus as a tale that “delights in absurdities” and extracts “epic poetry from violence, despair and distraction”. Tram 83, the Congolese novel that's wowing the literary world - extract 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

The New York Public Library just released a treasure trove of digitized public domain images, featuring epic poetry from the 11th century to photographs of used car lots in Columbus, Ohio from the 1930s. The New York Public Library just uploaded nearly 200,000 images you can use for free 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

This is the serial killer show as epic poetry. 'Hannibal' Season 3 Episode 3, 'Secondo,' Recap 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

With scripts that echoed the cadences of epic poetry, Mr. Sabol and his son created an aura of mythic heroism in their films, helping propel the NFL into a national obsession. Ed Sabol, founder of NFL Films, dies at 98 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

I still regret that I couldn’t find a way to include epic poetry and PowerPoint in a single book. Old Books, New Thoughts 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

It is not the stuff of epic poetry though and my positive reaction was disproportionate. Bipolar Disorder Is Insidious 2012-10-13T22:44:21Z

HELDENBUCH, DAS, the title under which a large body of German epic poetry of the 13th century has come down to us. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z

In epic poetry Hephaestus is rather a comic figure, and his limping gait provokes “Homeric laughter” among the gods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z

Its most famous writer was Tulsī Dās, the poet and reformer, who died early in the 17th century, and since his time it has been the North-Indian language employed for epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z

The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z

Nor is it necessary to suppose that epic poetry, at the time to which the picture in the Odyssey belongs, was confined to the one type represented. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z

The impulse given to Latin literature by Naevius was mainly in two directions, that of comedy and of a rude epic poetry, drawing its subjects from Roman traditions and contemporary history. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z

If the inscriptions of the Assyrians leave us in almost total darkness about Bactria, the Medo-Persian epic poetry can give us full information about the country. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z

Such war-ballads were the materials from which the earliest epic poetry of Greece was constructed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z

Greek literature was The arts. no longer synonymous with epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z

The result of Welcker’s labours was to show that the Homeric poems had influenced both the form and the substance of epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z

It is alleged against him by Niebuhr, that through jealousy he suppressed the ballad and epic poetry of the early bards. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z

There is perhaps more avowed imagination in these classical stories than in either of the other divisions of French epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z

Their names were: Calli´ope, who was the Muse of epic poetry, she holds in her hand a roll of parchment, or a trumpet. 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

One of the proofs of his success is the agreement between his Germania and the pictures of life composed by the people of that race themselves in their epic poetry. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z

The principles of architecture are founded in nature, or good sense, as much as the principles of epic poetry. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z

The muses of tragedy and comedy can borrow narrative from the muse of epic poetry and song from the muse of lyric poetry. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z

In the case of epic poetry the higher its character, the closer to the original appears the translation, because the form is of less relative importance. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z

In conclusion, it may be observed that epic poetry did not receive adequate critical treatment in England until after the introduction of the French influence. 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

It is a representative work; there were others of the same type; and it is this order of epic poetry which makes the great literary distinction of the Anglo-Saxon period. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z

The same is true in the novel, and even in epic poetry. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z

Most important of all, he wrote epic poetry—the Annales—and prepared the way for Virgil. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z

What epic poetry is to romance or biography, the Drama is to epic poetry. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z

The obvious and even accidental qualities of Virgil's poem are enunciated by Vida as fundamental laws of epic poetry. 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

But the differences are there, and one of the greatest is between the Anglo-Saxon fashion of epic poetry and the popular romances of the time of Edward I or Edward III. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z

It is the affinity of the monologue with lyric and epic poetry that proves its own specific character. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z

It comes nearer to rhetoric, nearer to epic poetry, nearer to the drama, nearer to philosophy than any other poetry of our day; it is more independent of set rules than poetry had been hitherto. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z

The interest so generally felt in epic poetry and romance is excited in the same way, though in a much shorter period. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z

Why should tragedy be limited as to time, and not epic poetry? 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 epic poetry may have grown out of an older lyric type—a song in chorus, with narrative stuff in it, like the later choral ballads. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z

Nay, epic poetry, even those epics that seem most nearly folk-poetry—the Béowulf, for example—are built upon hoary civilizations, each of them having behind it an art-tradition already old. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z

From the dawn of Latin literature epic poetry seems to have been cultivated in Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z

There is no such thing as dramatic or epic poetry. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z

In a similar manner Castelvetro applies the law of the unities to epic poetry. 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 is reason for thinking that epic poetry began in concerted lyric, something like the ballad chorus. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z

It had given him a perfect mastery over the only vehicle suitable to the dignity of epic poetry. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

In early times the war of the Epigoni was a favourite subject of epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z

What Pet�fi had done for lyrical he did for epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil"

Minturno's definition of epic poetry is merely a modification or paraphrase of Aristotle's definition of tragedy. 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

However that may be, it is certain that the ballads of Christendom in the Middle Ages are related in a strange way to the older epic poetry, not by derivation, but by sympathy. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z

This characteristic favoured the growth among them of a type of epic poetry as distinct from that of Greece as the Coliseum was from the Parthenon. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

With Claudian the history of epic poetry among the ancients closes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z

Antimachus was the founder of “learned” epic poetry, and the forerunner of the Alexandrian school, whose critics allotted him the next place to Homer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo"

Minturno's answer to the defenders of the romanzi is more detailed and explicit than Speroni's, and it is of considerable importance because of its influence on Torquato Tasso's conception of epic poetry. 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

In the first place then it will, I believe, be safe to give up the notion that the lyric was regularly and gradually developed from epic poetry. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2

He also opened up to his countrymen that vein of epic poetry which had been wrought by the Alexandrians. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

Teutonic epic poetry deals, as a rule, with legends founded on the history of Germany in the 4th, 5th and 6th centuries, and in particular with such heroes as Ermanaric, Attila and Theodoric. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z

Consequently their religion had little of mysticism, which belongs rather to elementary worships; but the gods assume a more human and heroic form, although not so much as in the epic poetry. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2

Partenio, a year before the publication of Scaliger's Poetics, had asserted that everything relating to tragedy and epic poetry had been settled by Aristotle and Horace. 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

These are distinctly, and in every sense, popular poems, and nothing can cause greater confusion than to apply the same title, ‘popular,’ to early epic poetry. Custom and Myth New Edition

A new type of epic poetry is thus realised. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

With all its trivialities and incongruities, which belong to a barbarous age, Beowulf is yet a solid and comprehensive example of native epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z

Modern epic poetry arose in a different age, and was moulded by different circumstances. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845

In tragedy and comedy-31- men are described as acting in accordance with the ordinary occurrences of nature; but in epic poetry this is not entirely the case, and the marvellous is therefore admitted. 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 same family pride embellished and preserved the epic poetry of early France. Custom and Myth New Edition

An enquiry into the origin and growth of Roman epic poetry need not concern itself with them. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

Early Portuguese literature is rich in epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z

But in epic poetry, as in all the fine arts, one unity is indispensable—the unity of interest or emotion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845

Moreover, tragedy is distinguished -61-from epic poetry by being in the form of action instead of that of narration. 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

It is hardly necessary to say that this depends in part upon a much larger question—the question, namely, of the general origins of epic poetry. A Short History of French Literature

And yet neither the precedents of epic poetry nor his purpose of celebrating the national glory of Rome permitted him to leave this part of his task unattempted. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

But, while the epic poetry of the Hindus gradually approached the dramatic in the way of dialogue, their drama developed itself independently out of the union of the lyric and the epic forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama"

When Voltaire was in England, previous to his publication of his Henriade, he published in English an essay on the epic poetry of the European nations. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem

Accordingly, this marvellous element has the widest scope in epic poetry; while in comedy, which treats of things nearest to our own time, it ought not to be admitted at all. 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

In this period, epic poetry declined, and lyric poetry took its place in the three forms of elegiac, iambic, and melic; the arts, too, were beginning to be cultivated. Greek Women

Afterwards he resigned to Virgil the honours of epic poetry, and entered into rivalry with Pollio as the author of tragedy. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

We shall leave the question of the plot to class work upon the selections from epic poetry to be considered later in this study. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation

It has long been agreed among critics, that the solemnity of religious observances gives great dignity to the historical narrative of epic poetry. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem

The great and all-pervading -74-difference between royal and private persons is what distinguishes tragedy and epic poetry on the one hand from comedy and similar forms of poetry on the other. 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 two centuries of Greek history following Hesiod are chiefly known to us through the lyric poets, as epic poetry declined and the writing of history had not yet begun. Greek Women

Recognising the radical difference between the two kinds of representation, some recent criticism refuses to the latter altogether the title of epic poetry, and relegates it to some province of imitative and composite art. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

He could put up with Rogers's flattest 'correctness,' Moore's most intolerable tinsel, and even Southey's most ponderous epic poetry, because admiration was respectable. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3)

In all their expeditions this was professedly a principal motive of the Lusitanian monarchs, and Camo�ns understood the nature of epic poetry too well to omit it. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem

It has been seen that Aristotle distinctly says that while the action of tragedy generally endeavors to confine itself within a period of about one day, that of epic poetry has no determined time. 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

Such a thought as this is something far above all art; it is epic poetry of the highest order. Modern Painters Volume I (of V)

Although Harte is quite careful to distinguish satire from epic poetry, the total effect of his Essay is to blur this distinction and to raise The Dunciad very nearly to the level of genuine epic. An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the Dunciad

Homer came, and then epic poetry was born. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors

To bow to the Laureate, and to hear his opinion of Racine's last tragedy, or of Bossu's treatise on epic poetry, was thought a privilege. All About Coffee

And also upon the epic poetry of the European nations, from Homer down to Milton. The Library of William Congreve

Elaborate descriptions, it is true, of natural scenery are very rare, for the reason that, in this energetic age, the novels and the lyric or epic poetry had something else to deal with. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07

The Achæans were the most celebrated in epic poetry, their name being used by Homer to denote all the Hellenic tribes which fought at Troy. Ancient States and Empires

The times which I have thus set apart," writes Mr Grote, in his preface, "from the region of history, are discernible only through a different atmosphere—that of epic poetry and legend. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847

Poets made bold for the first time to express their own feelings, their joys and sufferings, and epic poetry had to share its honors with lyric songs. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities

But no instance could better show the prevalence of the idea of a cycle as applied to Homer and epic poetry, for the philosopher evidently draws his illustration from something familiar to everybody. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary

I believe that, of every other character either in tragic or epic poetry, the story makes part of the conception; but of Hamlet, the deep and permanent interest is the conception of himself. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical

An interest in epic poetry or the historical novel may be developed from the child's instinctive interest in action. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature

Like description, narration has its place in nearly every form of composition; and in history, fiction, and epic poetry it constitutes, perhaps, the body of discourse. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism

In short story, in drama, in epic poetry, and above all in lyrics, he creates work after work. Life Immovable First Part

He flourished in the latter part of the twelfth and early part of the thirteenth century, and was by far the best and most extensive representative of the Court epic poetry. A Middle High German Primer Third Edition

It was originally issued at 1/4d., by way of sarcasm on the low estimation of epic poetry. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting

The renowned singer Orpheus was the son of Apollo and Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, and, as might be expected with parents so highly gifted, was endowed with most distinguished intellectual qualifications. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome

At the present day didactic and epic poetry is rarely written; but lyric poetry continues to flourish. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism

The Arabs, however, are entirely without epic poetry, so important a department of the art; nor have they anything that may be properly ranked as dramatic composition. History of the Moors of Spain

I shall begin with epic poetry, because the critics agree it is the greatest work human nature is capable of. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II

He exonerates Indian epic poetry, however, from any imputation of Greek influence. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge

It is characteristic of the Icelandic work that it should frequently seem to reflect the incidents of epic poetry in a modified way. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

You were a genius then, and wrote epic poetry. The Blue Pavilions

As the wit or man of the world had at bottom a very inadequate conception of epic poetry, he became inevitably strained and contorted when he tried to give himself the airs of a poet. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

In epic poetry, the greatest work does not stand at the end of a long period of development, but the first and oldest is the greatest. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique

All this is as vague as ethnological indications generally are in the late epic poetry of India. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge

In England, where the epic poetry was further developed than on the Continent, it was not less exposed to the rivalry of the ideas and subjects that belonged to the Church. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, rests for a moment the long trumpet whose epic strains are wont to stir the courage of men. Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation

Their vitality was nearly extinct; but they were regarded as convenient personifications of abstract qualities, machines for epic poetry, or figures to be used in allegory. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

He says, with firmness, that epic poetry—and he is thinking of Ariosto, Tasso, and Spenser—would never have been written if the critical judgments current in 1754 had been in vogue. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters

Real authors are those who have succeeded in one of the real arts, in epic poetry, in tragedy or comedy, in history or philosophy, who have taught men or charmed them. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

The lyrical strain declared itself in the Northern epic poetry too strongly for any such epic work as either Beowulf or the Hêliand. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

Homer's poetry is what is called epic poetry, that is, it tells about heroes and heroic actions. The Story of Troy

Diderot compared Richardson, as the father of the English novel, to Homer, father of epic poetry. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life

And the known fact that out of epic poetry the stronger passions developed lyrical poetry as their appropriate vehicle, strengthens the inference that they similarly developed lyrical music out of recitative. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library

Let epic swearing be treated with the same courtesy shown to epic poetry, that is, if both are the production of a rare genius. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three

So that on all grounds the first impression of the Teutonic epic poetry has to be modified. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

The epic poetry of Africa, so far as known, is certainly worthy of careful study. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

What is the difference between pastoral and epic poetry? Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I

For lyrical poetry differs from epic poetry, just as lyrical music differs from recitative: each still further intensifies the natural language of the emotions. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library

There is indeed little in epic poetry to surpass the high simplicity of this loving portrayal of a hero's death. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees

However the result was obtained, Beowulf is, at any rate, the specimen by which the Teutonic epic poetry must be judged. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

No narrative, dramatic, didactic, or epic poetry of any importance arose, and many questions and answers might be made concerning this curious restriction of development. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland

We have shown, especially in the chapters on the Atharva Veda and on Hinduism, as revealed in epic poetry, how constant in India is the relation between these two growths. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow

These are distinctly, and in every sense, popular poems, and nothing can cause greater confusion than to apply the same title, ‘popular,’ to early epic poetry. Custom and Myth

But he rendered his greatest service to epic poetry by his translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, accomplished when already eighty years of age. The Book of the Epic

The fate of epic poetry was the same as that of the primitive German forms of society. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

Goethe's true lyrical period was in the seventies, before his Italian journeys; during and after that time he wrote more dramatic and epic poetry, with ballads and the more narrative kind of epic. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times

The interinfluence of French and English literature can be studied in the Breton romances and the romans d'aventure even better than in the epic poetry of the period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1

The same family pride embellished and preserved the epic poetry of early France. Custom and Myth

There have been, for instance, numerous translations of the Iliad and Odyssey, the first famous one being by the "father of Roman dramatic and epic poetry," Livius Andronicus, who lived in the third century B.C. The Book of the Epic

The epic poetry of the Germans came to an end in different ways and at different seasons among the several nations of that stock. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

Rome reproduces Greece, Virgil copies Homer, and, as if to make a becoming end, epic poetry expires in the last parturition. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations

Lyric poetry has something childlike about it, dramatic poetry something manly, epic poetry something senile. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig

The term “machinery” implies ignorance of the import of the super-earthly in epic poetry, an ignorance attendant on materialism and a virtual unbelief. Essays Æsthetical

Apart from Beowulf, some remains of national epic poetry have come down to us in the fine fragments of Finnsburgh and Waldhere, another version of Walter of Aquitaine. The Book of the Epic

The French epic poetry is not all of it made sublime by the ideas of Roland; there is still scope for the free representation of life in different moods, with character as the dominant interest. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

Northern France, the home of epic poetry, also possessed an indigenous lyric poetry, including spring and dance songs, pastorals, romances, and "chansons de toile." The Troubadours

Calli`ope, the muse of epic poetry and eloquence, is represented with a tablet and stylus, and sometimes with a paper roll. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

In 1797—Hermann and Dorothea was just then under way—Goethe and Schiller interchanged views by letter on the subject of epic poetry in general and the ballad in particular. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes

The best Latin epic poetry is the feeble echo of the Iliad and Odyssey. Lays of Ancient Rome

Romance is the word for them, and Romance is at the same time one of the constituent parts and one of the enemies of epic poetry. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

We still think - profess to think - the barbarism of the 'Iliad' the highest flight of epic poetry; if Homer had sung this great battle, how glorious we should have thought it! Tracks of a Rolling Stone

Erinna, a Greek poetess, the friend of Sappho, died at 19; wrote epic poetry, all but a few lines of which has perished; born about 612 B.C. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

In its third period, therefore, epic poetry shows two divergent tendencies. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

In the spring of the year 1797, as 'Hermann and Dorothea' was approaching completion, Goethe and Schiller were led to an interchange of views concerning the distinctive qualities of epic poetry. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller

Between the dramatic qualities of epic poetry and the myths and fancies of popular tradition there must inevitably be a conflict and a discrepancy. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

In England we find Home in his Elements of Criticism deriding the critics for asserting that there must be a precise criterion for distinguishing epic poetry from all other forms of composition. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic

Clio, the muse of history and epic poetry, represented as seated with a half-opened scroll in her hand. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

How did the continental school of epic poetry arise? Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

The earlier national epics of Naevius and Ennius had framed certain lines for Roman epic poetry, which it was almost bound to follow. Latin Literature

This is not the epic poetry of the heroic ages. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

Lyric poetry corresponds to the first of the ideal series, to reflection, to knowledge; epic poetry corresponds to the second power, to action. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic

There are portions which to us are quite unreadable, and there are others comparable to the most imposing and most touching in all epic poetry. Initiation into Literature

In this way, without any preconceived intention, a body of epic poetry was built up by various writers which covered the whole Trojan story. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

The mysteries and the mythical hymns and pæans shaped themselves gradually into epic poetry and history on the one hand, and into the ethical tragedy and philosophy on the other. Literary Remains, Volume 2

The epic poetry of the more austere critics was devised according to the strictest principles of dignity and sublimity, with a precise exclusion of everything "Gothic" and romantic. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

In his discourse on epic poetry he is as decided, but more temperate. Among My Books First Series

HERODOTUS.—Herodotus, in a general history of his own time and of that immediately preceding it, is often not far from epic poetry. Initiation into Literature

Of all this mass of epic poetry only the scantiest fragments survive; but happily Photius has preserved to us an abridgment of the synopsis made of each poem of the "Trojan Cycle" by Proclus, i.e. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

Have his longer poems, like the "Idylls," and "The Princess," the unity, breadth, and sustained elevation of style that are usually associated with epic poetry? A Study of Poetry

The relation of epic poetry to its heroic age is not to be found in the observance of any strict historical duty. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

As Quintilian says, he sustained the weight of epic poetry with the lyre. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities

Regarding him solely as a literary man, he made felicitous essays in tragedy, lyrical poetry, epic poetry, polished the Russian versification, established its grammar, and imparted a powerful impulse in a multitude of directions. Initiation into Literature

We shall later prove that this is true by examples from the early mediaeval epic poetry of Europe. Homer and His Age

Those general traits of epic poetry which have been discussed ever since the Renaissance, like "breadth," and "unity" and the sustained "grand" style, turn ultimately upon the natural qualities of great story-tellers. A Study of Poetry

It may stand for the furthest mark in one particular direction; the epic poetry of the North never got further than this. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

This exclusive prevalence of epic poetry was doubtless connected with the political state of the country. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities

The literature of Greece begins with epic poetry. Early European History

But the Twenty-fourth Book itself is late and Ionian, Helbig says, not genuine early Aeolian epic poetry. Homer and His Age

For in truth epic poetry is a name for two widely different classes of composition. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius

If the old English epic poetry falls short of the Homeric magnitude, it almost equally exceeds the scale of the Northern heroic poems. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

These incarnations are called Avatars, or descendings, and form an important part of Hindu epic poetry. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities

The earliest epic poetry of the Greeks was inseparable from music. Early European History

Milton was not writing for an uncivilized mob, and his occasional displays of erudition will represent to a cultured person only those breathing spaces so refreshing in all epic poetry. Old Calabria

At what time of his life Virgil turned his thoughts to epic poetry is not known. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius

The success of epic poetry depends on the author's power of imagining and representing characters. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

It was reserved to Torquato Tasso to raise the Italian language to this kind of epic poetry. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities

Out of the popular ballads, or, chiefly, of the minstrel poetry which is partly based on them, regularly develops epic poetry. A History of English Literature

The spirit of epic poetry, as we recognise it in its father, Homer, is clear self-possession. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature

As to his aptitude for epic poetry opinions differ. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius

Early epic poetry may be concerned with great historic events. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

But sometimes this belief attained the grandeur of epic poetry. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature

And it seems questionable whether we have enough formal "belief" nowadays to allow of such a story appearing as solid and as vividly credible as epic poetry needs. The Epic An Essay

I saw war through my reveries of epic poetry. International Short Stories: French

The chief sphere of his influence was epic poetry, but in tragedy he founded a school which only closed when the drama itself was silenced by the bloody massacres of the civil wars. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius

They have in different degrees and manners the form of epic poetry, in their own right. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

Milton thinks he might have surpassed Virgil, had he attempted epic poetry. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations

This is my excuse, too, for considering only the most conspicuous instances of epic poetry. The Epic An Essay

The first period of Grecian literature, ending about 776 B.C., may be termed the period of epic poetry. Mosaics of Grecian History

It is coeval with songs and epic poetry. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.

The defining and shaping of myths in epic poetry is a process that cannot go on in a wholly simple and unreflecting society. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

In epic poetry the Romans accomplished more, though even here they are still inferior to the Greeks. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations

That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been. The Epic An Essay

The state of literature is shown by the poems of the Iliad and Odyssey: before the close of the age, epic poetry had reached a perfection beyond which it has never been carried. General History for Colleges and High Schools

In epic poetry the Romans accomplished more, though still inferior to the Greeks. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.

One conclusion at least is irresistible—that, in guessing at the amount of epic poetry of this order which has been lost, one is justified in making a liberal estimate. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

The moderns are inferior to the ancients in epic poetry and tragedy. The Queen Pedauque

All this gives us what is conveniently called "epic material"; the material out of which epic poetry might be made. The Epic An Essay

But indeed the whole thing was like epic poetry wrestling with the Limerick Chronicle or Tuam Gazette. It Is Never Too Late to Mend

Milton thinks he could have surpassed Virgil had he attempted epic poetry. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.

Most of them are short poems; most of them seem to be wanting in the breadth of treatment, in the amplitude of substance, that are proper to epic poetry. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

Therefore the most inspired passages of the sagas and epic poetry altogether are those which glorify what was supposed to be justice. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution

But it does not give us epic poetry. The Epic An Essay

Like the chest of Cypselus, the throne was decorated with reliefs of subjects taken from epic poetry, and it had supporting figures. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays

The Italians, even in their epic poetry, are full of it. Essays and Tales

Now our religion, says he, is deprived of the greatest part of those machines—at least, the most shining in epic poetry. Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry

The same or still better principles permeate the Welsh epic poetry and triads. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution

But for this to be worked into some great structure of epic poetry, the Heroic Age must be capable of producing individuality of much profounder nature than any of its fighting champions. The Epic An Essay

Seeing me so much fascinated, thrown indeed into a temporary frenzy, by the epic poetry of Sir Walter Scott, my stepmother asked my Father whether I might not start reading the Waverley Novels. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments

Many priests and higher order ecumenical workers recite their prayers as epic poetry. The Civilization of Illiteracy

"Such lines," says he, "are not, it must be allowed, unpleasing to the ear; but the redundant syllable ought to be confined to the drama, and not admitted into epic poetry." Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

But what he had great trouble in grasping was the connection and difference between epic poetry and history. Mauprat

If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it. The Epic An Essay

The Greeks possessed two large collections of epic poetry. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest

The essential conditions of a living epic poetry were denied, not only to the Romans who now served as models, but even to the Greeks after Homer. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy

To bow to the Laureate, and to hear his opinion of Racine's last tragedy or of Bossu's treatise on epic poetry, was thought a privilege. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1

Milton, it need hardly be said, is the master of those who know how to place and displace the stress and accent of the English heroic line in epic poetry. Hearts of Controversy

But this will leave me more of the "authentic" epic poetry than I can possibly deal with; and I shall have to confine myself to its greatest examples. The Epic An Essay

In the writings of epic poetry I have the greatest admiration for Homer.... The Memorabilia

The varied richness of invention which continually astonishes us, most of all in the case of Boiardo, turns to ridicule all our school definitions as to the essence of epic poetry. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy

In spite of these faults, however, which a close study reveals, it is nevertheless the grandest product of Middle High German epic poetry, and deservedly the most popular poem of older German literature. The Nibelungenlied

This was the development in epic intention required to make epic poetry answer to the widening needs of civilization. The Epic An Essay

A great deal has been made of this distinction; it has almost been taken to divide epic poetry into two species. The Epic An Essay

Supernaturalism was emphasized, because they instinctively felt that this was the means epic poetry must use to accomplish its new duties; it was disorderly, because they did not quite know what use these duties required. The Epic An Essay

But perhaps we can find in epic poetry what the stage fails to offer us. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy

This is not to examine the development of epic poetry by looking at that which is not poetry. The Epic An Essay

We may see what a change has come over epic poetry, if we compare this supernatural imagination of Milton's with the supernatural machinery of any previous epic poet. The Epic An Essay

Reality of substance is a thing on which epic poetry must always be able to rely. The Epic An Essay

These have nothing to do with its management of supernaturalism; those who object to this simply show ignorance of the fundamental necessities of epic poetry. The Epic An Essay

The only salvation of the time from these false tendencies lay in the new epic poetry which was represented by Pulci and Boiardo. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy

For epic material, it must be repeated, is not the same thing as epic poetry. The Epic An Essay

It means that epic poetry has kept up with the development of human life. The Epic An Essay

Yet it has been possible to use history as the material of great epic poetry; Camoens and Tasso did this—the chief subject of the Lusiads is even contemporary history. The Epic An Essay

We may, then, in a general survey, regard epic poetry as being in all ages essentially the same kind of art, fulfilling always a similar, though constantly developing, intention. The Epic An Essay

Yes, epic poetry must be an affair of evident largeness. The Epic An Essay

Three such poets are not, heaven knows, summed up in a phrase; I mean merely to indicate how they are related one to another in the general scheme of epic poetry. The Epic An Essay

The chief contribution of the Nibelungenlied to the main process of epic poetry is plot in narrative; a contribution, that is, to the manner rather than to the content of epic symbolism. The Epic An Essay

Such, in a broad description, is the nature of epic poetry. The Epic An Essay

The Pharsalia could not be anything more than an interesting but unsuccessful attempt; it was not on these lines that epic poetry was to develop. The Epic An Essay

In Paradise Lost, the development of epic poetry culminates, as far as it has yet gone. The Epic An Essay

In Milton, the poet arose who was supremely adequate to the greatest task laid on epic poetry since its beginning with Homer; Milton's task was perhaps even more exacting than that original one. The Epic An Essay

With the partial exception of Tasso and Camoens, all epic poetry before Milton is some symbolism of man's sense of his own will. The Epic An Essay

There is nothing like Paradise Lost in the preceding poems, and epic poetry has done nothing since but decline from that towering glory. The Epic An Essay

It is interesting, too, to see epic poetry trying to get away from its heroes, and trying to use material the poetic importance of which seems to depend solely on the treatment, not on itself. The Epic An Essay

The first book is magnificent; everything that epic narrative should be; but after this the poem grows long-winded, and that is the last thing epic poetry should be. The Epic An Essay

Sigurd the Volsung is a kind of set exercise in epic poetry. The Epic An Essay

单词	epic poetry
例句	epic poetry Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a Heartrender at the Little Palace who can recite epic poetry for hours. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z All are torch bearers of a long, honorable, imperiled tradition, like the blockers of hats, writers of epic poetry and speakers of Latin. 'The Illusionist': Better Than 'Toy Story 3'? 2010-12-25T11:10:00Z In the years leading to the breakup of Yugoslavia, Serbian epic poetry idealizing the martyrdom of 1389 breathed life into nationalist ideology that held Kosovo as the Serbian homeland “composed of heaven and earth.” The Medieval Monasteries of Kosovo 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z It is rare for Mr Walcott to seem lost for words: his verse is generous and often recalls epic poetry. Beach bard 2014-04-24T04:00:00Z These chapters, unlike the “books” of epic poetry, were what we would now call finding aids: devices for quickly locating specific material in long texts that were not meant to be read straight through. The Chapter: A History 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z And that virtuosity was expressed through epic poetry, music and dance, as well as athleticism. Edinburgh festival director Jonathan Mills extends his contract until 2014 2011-02-03T13:58:56Z A tale of two African-American sisters saddled with bloody revenge, it is a startling, sprawling work that borrows from Afropunk, epic poetry and classic Westerns and includes some disturbing scenes of violence. A Safer Home for Dangerous Plays 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z In many ways, the history of epic poetry is the history of political change — and, yes, often crisis. Looking at Epic Poetry Through 21st-Century Eyes 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z But as I've demonstrated in my work researching ancient Greco-Roman epic poetry, the origin of this sort of rhetorical violence goes back thousands of years. The ancient history of adding insult to injury 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z It would have been so nice to have epic poetry and PowerPoint in one book. Time lady 2011-04-01T08:13:48Z She listens patiently to his long-winded yarns about epic poetry and an idyllic childhood in the Montenegrin hills. In ‘My War Criminal,’ the Bad Guy Controls the Conversation 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Made in the late 1830s, they apply lessons gleaned from some two decades of studying harbors and coastlines to tales from history and epic poetry. That Visionary Wharf Rat, J.M.W. Turner 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z "Yes, I'm sad to say my great failure was epic poetry," she goes on. Time lady 2011-04-01T08:13:48Z In addition to providing the underpinnings for world literature, epic poetry has for much of history been used to define social values and shape nations’ political identities. Looking at Epic Poetry Through 21st-Century Eyes 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Yet Reines simultaneously maintains a feeling of epic poetry, of ancient intention. In ‘A Sand Book,’ Ariana Reines Finds Ecstasy in Chaos 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z He edited Horace and Terence and restored an elided Greek consonant to manuscripts of epic poetry, thus accounting for previously “puzzling gaps in Homer’s meter.” ‘Philology’ by James Turner explains what happened to a discipline that flourished They used this script to record traditional epic poetry featuring myths of their main deity, the storm god Baal. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As a child, I loved epic poetry and stories about fairies, elves and wizards; from the moment he could walk, Danny loved swords and knights. We bonded over Tolkien when my son was 4. So of course we live-texted 'Rings of Power' 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The initial flush of book-lust promises: This book will change everything; this will be the one that finally gets you into epic poetry; this will teach you how to meditate. Library Books: A Small Antidote to a Life of Perpetual Dissatisfaction 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z It's just that I've had much better success convincing students to appreciate epic poetry than convincing adults that their ability to meet mortgage payments is about more than bootstraps. This time in my teacher voice: On two pandemics and the cost of "moderation" 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z These mythic women were so often the catalysts for the action of Homeric epic poetry, but banished to the sidelines of the action itself. Unpaid, unelected, unknowable? The mystery of presidential first ladies 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Will the blues go the way of Dixieland or epic poetry, achievements firmly sealed in the past? Buddy Guy Is Keeping the Blues Alive 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Stylistically, the work assumes a contemporary form of epic poetry, as if the “Iliad’s” Homer, “Mahabharata’s” Vyasa or the unknown “Beowulf” author were a current feminist equipped with a video camera. Review: Harry S. Truman at the center of this wonderfully weird, strangely poignant art show 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z According to Dr. Mayor, Homer's epic poetry foretells the arrival of driverless cars and transportation. How Ancient Greeks predicted killer robots, driverless cars and even Amazon Alexa speakers 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z As such, it’s particularly difficult to adapt to dactylic hexameter, the waltzlike, oom-pah-pah meter of epic poetry, which the Romans inherited from the Greeks. Is the Aeneid a Celebration of Empire—or a Critique? 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Nadella speaks and writes in an indirect, thoughtful style that has more in common with epic poetry than crisp business memos. Microsoft’s Nadella gives some glimpses behind the curtain in ‘Hit Refresh’ 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z But they don't explain how we got smart enough to develop differential calculus and write epic poetry. How helpless babies helped make humans so smart 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Published in English by Jacaranda Press and translated by Roland Glasser, Mujila’s novel has been described by the Rumpus as a tale that “delights in absurdities” and extracts “epic poetry from violence, despair and distraction”. Tram 83, the Congolese novel that's wowing the literary world - extract 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The New York Public Library just released a treasure trove of digitized public domain images, featuring epic poetry from the 11th century to photographs of used car lots in Columbus, Ohio from the 1930s. The New York Public Library just uploaded nearly 200,000 images you can use for free 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z This is the serial killer show as epic poetry. 'Hannibal' Season 3 Episode 3, 'Secondo,' Recap 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z With scripts that echoed the cadences of epic poetry, Mr. Sabol and his son created an aura of mythic heroism in their films, helping propel the NFL into a national obsession. Ed Sabol, founder of NFL Films, dies at 98 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z I still regret that I couldn’t find a way to include epic poetry and PowerPoint in a single book. Old Books, New Thoughts 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z It is not the stuff of epic poetry though and my positive reaction was disproportionate. Bipolar Disorder Is Insidious 2012-10-13T22:44:21Z HELDENBUCH, DAS, the title under which a large body of German epic poetry of the 13th century has come down to us. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z In epic poetry Hephaestus is rather a comic figure, and his limping gait provokes “Homeric laughter” among the gods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Its most famous writer was Tulsī Dās, the poet and reformer, who died early in the 17th century, and since his time it has been the North-Indian language employed for epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Nor is it necessary to suppose that epic poetry, at the time to which the picture in the Odyssey belongs, was confined to the one type represented. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The impulse given to Latin literature by Naevius was mainly in two directions, that of comedy and of a rude epic poetry, drawing its subjects from Roman traditions and contemporary history. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z If the inscriptions of the Assyrians leave us in almost total darkness about Bactria, the Medo-Persian epic poetry can give us full information about the country. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Such war-ballads were the materials from which the earliest epic poetry of Greece was constructed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Greek literature was The arts. no longer synonymous with epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The result of Welcker’s labours was to show that the Homeric poems had influenced both the form and the substance of epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z It is alleged against him by Niebuhr, that through jealousy he suppressed the ballad and epic poetry of the early bards. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z There is perhaps more avowed imagination in these classical stories than in either of the other divisions of French epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Their names were: Calli´ope, who was the Muse of epic poetry, she holds in her hand a roll of parchment, or a trumpet. 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 One of the proofs of his success is the agreement between his Germania and the pictures of life composed by the people of that race themselves in their epic poetry. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The principles of architecture are founded in nature, or good sense, as much as the principles of epic poetry. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z The muses of tragedy and comedy can borrow narrative from the muse of epic poetry and song from the muse of lyric poetry. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z In the case of epic poetry the higher its character, the closer to the original appears the translation, because the form is of less relative importance. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z In conclusion, it may be observed that epic poetry did not receive adequate critical treatment in England until after the introduction of the French influence. 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 It is a representative work; there were others of the same type; and it is this order of epic poetry which makes the great literary distinction of the Anglo-Saxon period. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The same is true in the novel, and even in epic poetry. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z Most important of all, he wrote epic poetry—the Annales—and prepared the way for Virgil. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z What epic poetry is to romance or biography, the Drama is to epic poetry. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z The obvious and even accidental qualities of Virgil's poem are enunciated by Vida as fundamental laws of epic poetry. 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 But the differences are there, and one of the greatest is between the Anglo-Saxon fashion of epic poetry and the popular romances of the time of Edward I or Edward III. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z It is the affinity of the monologue with lyric and epic poetry that proves its own specific character. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z It comes nearer to rhetoric, nearer to epic poetry, nearer to the drama, nearer to philosophy than any other poetry of our day; it is more independent of set rules than poetry had been hitherto. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z The interest so generally felt in epic poetry and romance is excited in the same way, though in a much shorter period. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z Why should tragedy be limited as to time, and not epic poetry? 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 epic poetry may have grown out of an older lyric type—a song in chorus, with narrative stuff in it, like the later choral ballads. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Nay, epic poetry, even those epics that seem most nearly folk-poetry—the Béowulf, for example—are built upon hoary civilizations, each of them having behind it an art-tradition already old. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z From the dawn of Latin literature epic poetry seems to have been cultivated in Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z There is no such thing as dramatic or epic poetry. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z In a similar manner Castelvetro applies the law of the unities to epic poetry. 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 is reason for thinking that epic poetry began in concerted lyric, something like the ballad chorus. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z It had given him a perfect mastery over the only vehicle suitable to the dignity of epic poetry. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil In early times the war of the Epigoni was a favourite subject of epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z What Pet�fi had done for lyrical he did for epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Minturno's definition of epic poetry is merely a modification or paraphrase of Aristotle's definition of tragedy. 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 However that may be, it is certain that the ballads of Christendom in the Middle Ages are related in a strange way to the older epic poetry, not by derivation, but by sympathy. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z This characteristic favoured the growth among them of a type of epic poetry as distinct from that of Greece as the Coliseum was from the Parthenon. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil With Claudian the history of epic poetry among the ancients closes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Antimachus was the founder of “learned” epic poetry, and the forerunner of the Alexandrian school, whose critics allotted him the next place to Homer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Minturno's answer to the defenders of the romanzi is more detailed and explicit than Speroni's, and it is of considerable importance because of its influence on Torquato Tasso's conception of epic poetry. 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 In the first place then it will, I believe, be safe to give up the notion that the lyric was regularly and gradually developed from epic poetry. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 He also opened up to his countrymen that vein of epic poetry which had been wrought by the Alexandrians. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Teutonic epic poetry deals, as a rule, with legends founded on the history of Germany in the 4th, 5th and 6th centuries, and in particular with such heroes as Ermanaric, Attila and Theodoric. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Consequently their religion had little of mysticism, which belongs rather to elementary worships; but the gods assume a more human and heroic form, although not so much as in the epic poetry. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Partenio, a year before the publication of Scaliger's Poetics, had asserted that everything relating to tragedy and epic poetry had been settled by Aristotle and Horace. 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 These are distinctly, and in every sense, popular poems, and nothing can cause greater confusion than to apply the same title, ‘popular,’ to early epic poetry. Custom and Myth New Edition A new type of epic poetry is thus realised. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil With all its trivialities and incongruities, which belong to a barbarous age, Beowulf is yet a solid and comprehensive example of native epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Modern epic poetry arose in a different age, and was moulded by different circumstances. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 In tragedy and comedy-31- men are described as acting in accordance with the ordinary occurrences of nature; but in epic poetry this is not entirely the case, and the marvellous is therefore admitted. 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 same family pride embellished and preserved the epic poetry of early France. Custom and Myth New Edition An enquiry into the origin and growth of Roman epic poetry need not concern itself with them. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Early Portuguese literature is rich in epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z But in epic poetry, as in all the fine arts, one unity is indispensable—the unity of interest or emotion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 Moreover, tragedy is distinguished -61-from epic poetry by being in the form of action instead of that of narration. 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 It is hardly necessary to say that this depends in part upon a much larger question—the question, namely, of the general origins of epic poetry. A Short History of French Literature And yet neither the precedents of epic poetry nor his purpose of celebrating the national glory of Rome permitted him to leave this part of his task unattempted. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil But, while the epic poetry of the Hindus gradually approached the dramatic in the way of dialogue, their drama developed itself independently out of the union of the lyric and the epic forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" When Voltaire was in England, previous to his publication of his Henriade, he published in English an essay on the epic poetry of the European nations. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Accordingly, this marvellous element has the widest scope in epic poetry; while in comedy, which treats of things nearest to our own time, it ought not to be admitted at all. 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 In this period, epic poetry declined, and lyric poetry took its place in the three forms of elegiac, iambic, and melic; the arts, too, were beginning to be cultivated. Greek Women Afterwards he resigned to Virgil the honours of epic poetry, and entered into rivalry with Pollio as the author of tragedy. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil We shall leave the question of the plot to class work upon the selections from epic poetry to be considered later in this study. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation It has long been agreed among critics, that the solemnity of religious observances gives great dignity to the historical narrative of epic poetry. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The great and all-pervading -74-difference between royal and private persons is what distinguishes tragedy and epic poetry on the one hand from comedy and similar forms of poetry on the other. 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 two centuries of Greek history following Hesiod are chiefly known to us through the lyric poets, as epic poetry declined and the writing of history had not yet begun. Greek Women Recognising the radical difference between the two kinds of representation, some recent criticism refuses to the latter altogether the title of epic poetry, and relegates it to some province of imitative and composite art. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil He could put up with Rogers's flattest 'correctness,' Moore's most intolerable tinsel, and even Southey's most ponderous epic poetry, because admiration was respectable. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) In all their expeditions this was professedly a principal motive of the Lusitanian monarchs, and Camo�ns understood the nature of epic poetry too well to omit it. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem It has been seen that Aristotle distinctly says that while the action of tragedy generally endeavors to confine itself within a period of about one day, that of epic poetry has no determined time. 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 Such a thought as this is something far above all art; it is epic poetry of the highest order. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) Although Harte is quite careful to distinguish satire from epic poetry, the total effect of his Essay is to blur this distinction and to raise The Dunciad very nearly to the level of genuine epic. An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the Dunciad Homer came, and then epic poetry was born. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors To bow to the Laureate, and to hear his opinion of Racine's last tragedy, or of Bossu's treatise on epic poetry, was thought a privilege. All About Coffee And also upon the epic poetry of the European nations, from Homer down to Milton. The Library of William Congreve Elaborate descriptions, it is true, of natural scenery are very rare, for the reason that, in this energetic age, the novels and the lyric or epic poetry had something else to deal with. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The Achæans were the most celebrated in epic poetry, their name being used by Homer to denote all the Hellenic tribes which fought at Troy. Ancient States and Empires The times which I have thus set apart," writes Mr Grote, in his preface, "from the region of history, are discernible only through a different atmosphere—that of epic poetry and legend. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Poets made bold for the first time to express their own feelings, their joys and sufferings, and epic poetry had to share its honors with lyric songs. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities But no instance could better show the prevalence of the idea of a cycle as applied to Homer and epic poetry, for the philosopher evidently draws his illustration from something familiar to everybody. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary I believe that, of every other character either in tragic or epic poetry, the story makes part of the conception; but of Hamlet, the deep and permanent interest is the conception of himself. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical An interest in epic poetry or the historical novel may be developed from the child's instinctive interest in action. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature Like description, narration has its place in nearly every form of composition; and in history, fiction, and epic poetry it constitutes, perhaps, the body of discourse. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism In short story, in drama, in epic poetry, and above all in lyrics, he creates work after work. Life Immovable First Part He flourished in the latter part of the twelfth and early part of the thirteenth century, and was by far the best and most extensive representative of the Court epic poetry. A Middle High German Primer Third Edition It was originally issued at 1/4d., by way of sarcasm on the low estimation of epic poetry. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting The renowned singer Orpheus was the son of Apollo and Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, and, as might be expected with parents so highly gifted, was endowed with most distinguished intellectual qualifications. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome At the present day didactic and epic poetry is rarely written; but lyric poetry continues to flourish. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism The Arabs, however, are entirely without epic poetry, so important a department of the art; nor have they anything that may be properly ranked as dramatic composition. History of the Moors of Spain I shall begin with epic poetry, because the critics agree it is the greatest work human nature is capable of. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II He exonerates Indian epic poetry, however, from any imputation of Greek influence. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge It is characteristic of the Icelandic work that it should frequently seem to reflect the incidents of epic poetry in a modified way. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature You were a genius then, and wrote epic poetry. The Blue Pavilions As the wit or man of the world had at bottom a very inadequate conception of epic poetry, he became inevitably strained and contorted when he tried to give himself the airs of a poet. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series In epic poetry, the greatest work does not stand at the end of a long period of development, but the first and oldest is the greatest. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique All this is as vague as ethnological indications generally are in the late epic poetry of India. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge In England, where the epic poetry was further developed than on the Continent, it was not less exposed to the rivalry of the ideas and subjects that belonged to the Church. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, rests for a moment the long trumpet whose epic strains are wont to stir the courage of men. Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation Their vitality was nearly extinct; but they were regarded as convenient personifications of abstract qualities, machines for epic poetry, or figures to be used in allegory. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series He says, with firmness, that epic poetry—and he is thinking of Ariosto, Tasso, and Spenser—would never have been written if the critical judgments current in 1754 had been in vogue. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Real authors are those who have succeeded in one of the real arts, in epic poetry, in tragedy or comedy, in history or philosophy, who have taught men or charmed them. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary The lyrical strain declared itself in the Northern epic poetry too strongly for any such epic work as either Beowulf or the Hêliand. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Homer's poetry is what is called epic poetry, that is, it tells about heroes and heroic actions. The Story of Troy Diderot compared Richardson, as the father of the English novel, to Homer, father of epic poetry. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life And the known fact that out of epic poetry the stronger passions developed lyrical poetry as their appropriate vehicle, strengthens the inference that they similarly developed lyrical music out of recitative. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library Let epic swearing be treated with the same courtesy shown to epic poetry, that is, if both are the production of a rare genius. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three So that on all grounds the first impression of the Teutonic epic poetry has to be modified. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature The epic poetry of Africa, so far as known, is certainly worthy of careful study. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens What is the difference between pastoral and epic poetry? Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I For lyrical poetry differs from epic poetry, just as lyrical music differs from recitative: each still further intensifies the natural language of the emotions. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library There is indeed little in epic poetry to surpass the high simplicity of this loving portrayal of a hero's death. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees However the result was obtained, Beowulf is, at any rate, the specimen by which the Teutonic epic poetry must be judged. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature No narrative, dramatic, didactic, or epic poetry of any importance arose, and many questions and answers might be made concerning this curious restriction of development. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland We have shown, especially in the chapters on the Atharva Veda and on Hinduism, as revealed in epic poetry, how constant in India is the relation between these two growths. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow These are distinctly, and in every sense, popular poems, and nothing can cause greater confusion than to apply the same title, ‘popular,’ to early epic poetry. Custom and Myth But he rendered his greatest service to epic poetry by his translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, accomplished when already eighty years of age. The Book of the Epic The fate of epic poetry was the same as that of the primitive German forms of society. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Goethe's true lyrical period was in the seventies, before his Italian journeys; during and after that time he wrote more dramatic and epic poetry, with ballads and the more narrative kind of epic. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times The interinfluence of French and English literature can be studied in the Breton romances and the romans d'aventure even better than in the epic poetry of the period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 The same family pride embellished and preserved the epic poetry of early France. Custom and Myth There have been, for instance, numerous translations of the Iliad and Odyssey, the first famous one being by the "father of Roman dramatic and epic poetry," Livius Andronicus, who lived in the third century B.C. The Book of the Epic The epic poetry of the Germans came to an end in different ways and at different seasons among the several nations of that stock. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Rome reproduces Greece, Virgil copies Homer, and, as if to make a becoming end, epic poetry expires in the last parturition. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Lyric poetry has something childlike about it, dramatic poetry something manly, epic poetry something senile. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig The term “machinery” implies ignorance of the import of the super-earthly in epic poetry, an ignorance attendant on materialism and a virtual unbelief. Essays Æsthetical Apart from Beowulf, some remains of national epic poetry have come down to us in the fine fragments of Finnsburgh and Waldhere, another version of Walter of Aquitaine. The Book of the Epic The French epic poetry is not all of it made sublime by the ideas of Roland; there is still scope for the free representation of life in different moods, with character as the dominant interest. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Northern France, the home of epic poetry, also possessed an indigenous lyric poetry, including spring and dance songs, pastorals, romances, and "chansons de toile." The Troubadours Calli`ope, the muse of epic poetry and eloquence, is represented with a tablet and stylus, and sometimes with a paper roll. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge In 1797—Hermann and Dorothea was just then under way—Goethe and Schiller interchanged views by letter on the subject of epic poetry in general and the ballad in particular. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The best Latin epic poetry is the feeble echo of the Iliad and Odyssey. Lays of Ancient Rome Romance is the word for them, and Romance is at the same time one of the constituent parts and one of the enemies of epic poetry. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature We still think - profess to think - the barbarism of the 'Iliad' the highest flight of epic poetry; if Homer had sung this great battle, how glorious we should have thought it! Tracks of a Rolling Stone Erinna, a Greek poetess, the friend of Sappho, died at 19; wrote epic poetry, all but a few lines of which has perished; born about 612 B.C. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge In its third period, therefore, epic poetry shows two divergent tendencies. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica In the spring of the year 1797, as 'Hermann and Dorothea' was approaching completion, Goethe and Schiller were led to an interchange of views concerning the distinctive qualities of epic poetry. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Between the dramatic qualities of epic poetry and the myths and fancies of popular tradition there must inevitably be a conflict and a discrepancy. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature In England we find Home in his Elements of Criticism deriding the critics for asserting that there must be a precise criterion for distinguishing epic poetry from all other forms of composition. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic Clio, the muse of history and epic poetry, represented as seated with a half-opened scroll in her hand. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge How did the continental school of epic poetry arise? Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica The earlier national epics of Naevius and Ennius had framed certain lines for Roman epic poetry, which it was almost bound to follow. Latin Literature This is not the epic poetry of the heroic ages. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Lyric poetry corresponds to the first of the ideal series, to reflection, to knowledge; epic poetry corresponds to the second power, to action. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic There are portions which to us are quite unreadable, and there are others comparable to the most imposing and most touching in all epic poetry. Initiation into Literature In this way, without any preconceived intention, a body of epic poetry was built up by various writers which covered the whole Trojan story. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica The mysteries and the mythical hymns and pæans shaped themselves gradually into epic poetry and history on the one hand, and into the ethical tragedy and philosophy on the other. Literary Remains, Volume 2 The epic poetry of the more austere critics was devised according to the strictest principles of dignity and sublimity, with a precise exclusion of everything "Gothic" and romantic. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature In his discourse on epic poetry he is as decided, but more temperate. Among My Books First Series HERODOTUS.—Herodotus, in a general history of his own time and of that immediately preceding it, is often not far from epic poetry. Initiation into Literature Of all this mass of epic poetry only the scantiest fragments survive; but happily Photius has preserved to us an abridgment of the synopsis made of each poem of the "Trojan Cycle" by Proclus, i.e. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Have his longer poems, like the "Idylls," and "The Princess," the unity, breadth, and sustained elevation of style that are usually associated with epic poetry? A Study of Poetry The relation of epic poetry to its heroic age is not to be found in the observance of any strict historical duty. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature As Quintilian says, he sustained the weight of epic poetry with the lyre. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Regarding him solely as a literary man, he made felicitous essays in tragedy, lyrical poetry, epic poetry, polished the Russian versification, established its grammar, and imparted a powerful impulse in a multitude of directions. Initiation into Literature We shall later prove that this is true by examples from the early mediaeval epic poetry of Europe. Homer and His Age Those general traits of epic poetry which have been discussed ever since the Renaissance, like "breadth," and "unity" and the sustained "grand" style, turn ultimately upon the natural qualities of great story-tellers. A Study of Poetry It may stand for the furthest mark in one particular direction; the epic poetry of the North never got further than this. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature This exclusive prevalence of epic poetry was doubtless connected with the political state of the country. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The literature of Greece begins with epic poetry. Early European History But the Twenty-fourth Book itself is late and Ionian, Helbig says, not genuine early Aeolian epic poetry. Homer and His Age For in truth epic poetry is a name for two widely different classes of composition. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius If the old English epic poetry falls short of the Homeric magnitude, it almost equally exceeds the scale of the Northern heroic poems. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature These incarnations are called Avatars, or descendings, and form an important part of Hindu epic poetry. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The earliest epic poetry of the Greeks was inseparable from music. Early European History Milton was not writing for an uncivilized mob, and his occasional displays of erudition will represent to a cultured person only those breathing spaces so refreshing in all epic poetry. Old Calabria At what time of his life Virgil turned his thoughts to epic poetry is not known. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius The success of epic poetry depends on the author's power of imagining and representing characters. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature It was reserved to Torquato Tasso to raise the Italian language to this kind of epic poetry. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Out of the popular ballads, or, chiefly, of the minstrel poetry which is partly based on them, regularly develops epic poetry. A History of English Literature The spirit of epic poetry, as we recognise it in its father, Homer, is clear self-possession. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature As to his aptitude for epic poetry opinions differ. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Early epic poetry may be concerned with great historic events. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature But sometimes this belief attained the grandeur of epic poetry. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature And it seems questionable whether we have enough formal "belief" nowadays to allow of such a story appearing as solid and as vividly credible as epic poetry needs. The Epic An Essay I saw war through my reveries of epic poetry. International Short Stories: French The chief sphere of his influence was epic poetry, but in tragedy he founded a school which only closed when the drama itself was silenced by the bloody massacres of the civil wars. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius They have in different degrees and manners the form of epic poetry, in their own right. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Milton thinks he might have surpassed Virgil, had he attempted epic poetry. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations This is my excuse, too, for considering only the most conspicuous instances of epic poetry. The Epic An Essay The first period of Grecian literature, ending about 776 B.C., may be termed the period of epic poetry. Mosaics of Grecian History It is coeval with songs and epic poetry. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The defining and shaping of myths in epic poetry is a process that cannot go on in a wholly simple and unreflecting society. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature In epic poetry the Romans accomplished more, though even here they are still inferior to the Greeks. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been. The Epic An Essay The state of literature is shown by the poems of the Iliad and Odyssey: before the close of the age, epic poetry had reached a perfection beyond which it has never been carried. General History for Colleges and High Schools In epic poetry the Romans accomplished more, though still inferior to the Greeks. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. One conclusion at least is irresistible—that, in guessing at the amount of epic poetry of this order which has been lost, one is justified in making a liberal estimate. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature The moderns are inferior to the ancients in epic poetry and tragedy. The Queen Pedauque All this gives us what is conveniently called "epic material"; the material out of which epic poetry might be made. The Epic An Essay But indeed the whole thing was like epic poetry wrestling with the Limerick Chronicle or Tuam Gazette. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Milton thinks he could have surpassed Virgil had he attempted epic poetry. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Most of them are short poems; most of them seem to be wanting in the breadth of treatment, in the amplitude of substance, that are proper to epic poetry. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Therefore the most inspired passages of the sagas and epic poetry altogether are those which glorify what was supposed to be justice. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution But it does not give us epic poetry. The Epic An Essay Like the chest of Cypselus, the throne was decorated with reliefs of subjects taken from epic poetry, and it had supporting figures. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays The Italians, even in their epic poetry, are full of it. Essays and Tales Now our religion, says he, is deprived of the greatest part of those machines—at least, the most shining in epic poetry. Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry The same or still better principles permeate the Welsh epic poetry and triads. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution But for this to be worked into some great structure of epic poetry, the Heroic Age must be capable of producing individuality of much profounder nature than any of its fighting champions. The Epic An Essay Seeing me so much fascinated, thrown indeed into a temporary frenzy, by the epic poetry of Sir Walter Scott, my stepmother asked my Father whether I might not start reading the Waverley Novels. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments Many priests and higher order ecumenical workers recite their prayers as epic poetry. The Civilization of Illiteracy "Such lines," says he, "are not, it must be allowed, unpleasing to the ear; but the redundant syllable ought to be confined to the drama, and not admitted into epic poetry." Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 But what he had great trouble in grasping was the connection and difference between epic poetry and history. Mauprat If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it. The Epic An Essay The Greeks possessed two large collections of epic poetry. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The essential conditions of a living epic poetry were denied, not only to the Romans who now served as models, but even to the Greeks after Homer. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy To bow to the Laureate, and to hear his opinion of Racine's last tragedy or of Bossu's treatise on epic poetry, was thought a privilege. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Milton, it need hardly be said, is the master of those who know how to place and displace the stress and accent of the English heroic line in epic poetry. Hearts of Controversy But this will leave me more of the "authentic" epic poetry than I can possibly deal with; and I shall have to confine myself to its greatest examples. The Epic An Essay In the writings of epic poetry I have the greatest admiration for Homer.... The Memorabilia The varied richness of invention which continually astonishes us, most of all in the case of Boiardo, turns to ridicule all our school definitions as to the essence of epic poetry. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy In spite of these faults, however, which a close study reveals, it is nevertheless the grandest product of Middle High German epic poetry, and deservedly the most popular poem of older German literature. The Nibelungenlied This was the development in epic intention required to make epic poetry answer to the widening needs of civilization. The Epic An Essay A great deal has been made of this distinction; it has almost been taken to divide epic poetry into two species. The Epic An Essay Supernaturalism was emphasized, because they instinctively felt that this was the means epic poetry must use to accomplish its new duties; it was disorderly, because they did not quite know what use these duties required. The Epic An Essay But perhaps we can find in epic poetry what the stage fails to offer us. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy This is not to examine the development of epic poetry by looking at that which is not poetry. The Epic An Essay We may see what a change has come over epic poetry, if we compare this supernatural imagination of Milton's with the supernatural machinery of any previous epic poet. The Epic An Essay Reality of substance is a thing on which epic poetry must always be able to rely. The Epic An Essay These have nothing to do with its management of supernaturalism; those who object to this simply show ignorance of the fundamental necessities of epic poetry. The Epic An Essay The only salvation of the time from these false tendencies lay in the new epic poetry which was represented by Pulci and Boiardo. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy For epic material, it must be repeated, is not the same thing as epic poetry. The Epic An Essay It means that epic poetry has kept up with the development of human life. The Epic An Essay Yet it has been possible to use history as the material of great epic poetry; Camoens and Tasso did this—the chief subject of the Lusiads is even contemporary history. The Epic An Essay We may, then, in a general survey, regard epic poetry as being in all ages essentially the same kind of art, fulfilling always a similar, though constantly developing, intention. The Epic An Essay Yes, epic poetry must be an affair of evident largeness. The Epic An Essay Three such poets are not, heaven knows, summed up in a phrase; I mean merely to indicate how they are related one to another in the general scheme of epic poetry. The Epic An Essay The chief contribution of the Nibelungenlied to the main process of epic poetry is plot in narrative; a contribution, that is, to the manner rather than to the content of epic symbolism. The Epic An Essay Such, in a broad description, is the nature of epic poetry. The Epic An Essay The Pharsalia could not be anything more than an interesting but unsuccessful attempt; it was not on these lines that epic poetry was to develop. The Epic An Essay In Paradise Lost, the development of epic poetry culminates, as far as it has yet gone. The Epic An Essay In Milton, the poet arose who was supremely adequate to the greatest task laid on epic poetry since its beginning with Homer; Milton's task was perhaps even more exacting than that original one. The Epic An Essay With the partial exception of Tasso and Camoens, all epic poetry before Milton is some symbolism of man's sense of his own will. The Epic An Essay There is nothing like Paradise Lost in the preceding poems, and epic poetry has done nothing since but decline from that towering glory. The Epic An Essay It is interesting, too, to see epic poetry trying to get away from its heroes, and trying to use material the poetic importance of which seems to depend solely on the treatment, not on itself. The Epic An Essay The first book is magnificent; everything that epic narrative should be; but after this the poem grows long-winded, and that is the last thing epic poetry should be. The Epic An Essay Sigurd the Volsung is a kind of set exercise in epic poetry. The Epic An Essay
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