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As in her earlier plays, “Vision Disturbance” and “Adult,” Ms. Masciotti mines the banalities of everyday chatter for heroic poetry. Review: ‘Social Security,’ the Heroic Poetry of Solitude 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z
Calliope, Muse of heroic poetry, also wore a laurel crown; and Urania, Muse of astronomy, held mathematical instruments, indicative of her love of the exact sciences. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z
The topical songs and parodies of the Middle Ages migrated from town to town with the strolling minstrels, as readily as did the cycles of heroic poetry. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z
There was no destruction of the heroic poetry through the conversion of the English, but new themes were at once brought in, to compete with the old ones. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z
Cecrops, the first king of Athens, is to architectural practice what Homer is to heroic poetry. The Art of Architecture A Poem In Imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry 2011-06-17T02:00:16.870Z
"In the painting or rather imitation of nature," says Ronsard, "consists the very soul of heroic 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
Perhaps I have been too long accustomed to the iambic measure with variations, as best suited to English heroic poetry, to be able to form a correct opinion.  The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z
The paucity of the extant remains of Old English heroic poetry is no argument to the contrary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z
The gravity and thought of the heroic poetry, as well as the finer work of the religious poets, are unlike the strength, unlike the graces, of the later time. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z
Suffice to say that in no modernized or Germanized form does the legend attain such an exquisite colouring of heroic poetry as in these earliest fragments of Icelandic song. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z
The Elizabethan theory of heroic poetry may be dismissed briefly. 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
Sufficient allowance was not made for the influence upon heroic poetry of the simple popular folk-tale, a tale of wonder with no mythological or allegorical meaning. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn
The imagery and the diction are mainly those of the old heroic poetry, and in some of the poems Christ and the saints are presented, often very incongruously, under the aspect of Germanic warriors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z
This is one of the great differences between the Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry and the later romances. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z
Art was backward, and came from abroad; of literature there was none, long after Greece had passed its period of heroic poetry. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I)
But beyond the earlier and indefinite notion of heroic poetry the French did not get for a long time to come. 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 in the short poem of Widsith, almost certainly older than Beowulf, we have a catalogue of the characters of the Old English heroic poetry. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn
Its material and thought are mainly derived from Latin sources; its expression is imitated from the native heroic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z
This is heroic poetry in its simplest form, and quite true to its proper nature. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z
Committing the usual error of youthful authors—he offered his first sacrifice to Calliope the goddess of heroic poetry. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
It is obvious that for these epic-makers the rules and precepts of the Italians were the final tests of heroic 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 with this exception the tribes and heroes of Germanic heroic poetry are Germanic. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn
They take the place of earlier heroic poetry. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes
The heroic poetry of the Anglo-Saxons may carry the name further back, though probably it is not very ancient, at all events on the mainland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor"
What 19 treacherous lying is all the heroic poetry of battle! Waiting for Daylight
Having formulated these theories of heroic poetry in his youth, Tasso set out to carry them into practice, and his famous Gerusalemme Liberata was the result. 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 last hundred years have wrought such obliterations in the Highlands of Scotland as to make it no cause of wonder that heroic poetry then remembered should now be forgotten. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad.
This is not surprising in view of the fact that stories relating to the Goths were popular in English and German heroic poetry, as well as in the heroic lays of the North. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes
Nevertheless, heroic poetry in this sense has never been quite extinguished in Great Britain; it survived, naturally, wherever it could be preserved by a living popular tradition. Studies in Literature and History
He has lived heroic poetry, and he can, therefore, afford to talk simple prose.... Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization
Minturno denies that the Tuscan tongue is not well adapted to the composition of heroic poetry; on the contrary, there is no form of poetry to which it is not admirably fitted. 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 true psychological problem, this nausea which idle culture seems to produce for all that is manly and pure in heroic poetry. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV
Calliŏpe, who presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed)
It is in rough songs like these that are to be found the germs of the higher heroic poetry. Studies in Literature and History
The matter is the same in kind as the common matter of heroic poetry. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
Thus, for example, heroic poetry consists of imitation and allegory, the function of the former being to cause delight, and that of the latter to give instruction and guidance in life. 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 dull tenor of mediocrity, which characterizes his pages, is totally unsuitable to heroic poetry, regular or irregular. Early Reviews of English Poets
Boileau.—There is a writer of heroic poetry, who lived before Milton, and whom some of your countrymen place in the highest class of your poets, though he is little known in France.  Dialogues of the Dead
With this exception, the prolonged conflict between England and France, which lasted twenty years up to its end at Waterloo, struck out hardly a spark of heroic poetry. Studies in Literature and History
One of the most famous of all the old subjects of heroic poetry was the vengeance of Ingeld for the death of his father, King Froda. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
Beyond the “Beowulf” we have but small and fragmentary remains of the old heroic poetry. Anglo-Saxon Literature
Are all the flights of heroic poetry to be concluded bombast, unnatural, and mere madness, because they are not affected with their excellencies? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05
This was an inquiry into the "turn of words and thoughts" requisite in heroic poetry. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author
Such, therefore, were the conditions and fortunate coincidences which produced the finest heroic poetry. Studies in Literature and History
The Western Teutons in their heroic poetry seem, on the other hand, to have been steadier and less flighty. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
Which perhaps leads to something: to have great heroic poetry we need great readers—a heroic appetite and audience. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy
In a brief manual Sir Richard had not space for a thorough comparative study of old heroic poetry at large. Homer and His Age
The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does. The Epic An Essay
An epic poem gave heroic poetry on a grand scale, it told the incidents of a great war: the ballad tells of a single skirmish or foray. Studies in Literature and History
The poem may be reviewed as it stands, in order to find out what sort of thing passed for heroic poetry with the English at the time the present copy of the poem was written. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
The first part of this poem consists most in general characters and narration, which, says he, 'I have endeavoured to raise, and give it the majestic turn of heroic poetry. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III
The genius of Ariosto seems infinitely more fit for satire than heroic poetry; and some are of opinion, that had Harrington wrote nothing but epigrams, he had been more in his own way. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I.
But exactly what heroic poetry was in its origin, probably we shall never know. The Epic An Essay
Art was backward and came from abroad; of literature there was none, long after Greece had passed its period of heroic poetry. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic
But the heroic poetry got on very well without him, generally speaking. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
To this piece is prefixed an apology for heroic poetry, and poetic licence. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III
VII There is a feeling in heroic poetry, or in a burst of eloquence, that I sometimes catch in quite different fields. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers
The Sword Dance makes its appearance, not like heroic poetry in general, as part of the minstrel repertory, but as a purely popular thing at the agricultural festivals. From Ritual to Romance
They possessed from remote antiquity a national heroic poetry, the favourite subject of which was their migration and conquests under the Seven Leaders. The Interdependence of Literature
An Englishman of the tenth century, familiar with the heroic poetry of his own tongue, would have thought it indecent. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
I feel something like the doomed Nero, when he stood holding the dagger near his throat, trying meanwhile to screw his courage to the sticking-place by the recitation of heroic poetry. Such Is Life
And such also was heroic poetry among the Greeks. Irish Race in the Past and the Present
Had I time I could enlarge on the beautiful turns of words and thoughts which are as requisite in this as in heroic poetry itself, of which the satire is undoubtedly a species. Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry
Yet the chief reproach made against the heroic poetry of Italy is precisely on the score of the insignificance and imperfect representation of its characters. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
The old Norse poetry was beyond the influence of most of the tendencies and examples that corrupted the heroic poetry of the Germans, and changed the course of poetry in England. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
In heroic poetry, indeed, all these varieties are serviceable. The Poetics of Aristotle
France produced, along with its heroic poetry, its romances, tales, and lyrics, much serious and allegorical work. Song and Legend from the Middle Ages
I regard them now as the Magna Charta of heroic poetry; and am too much an Englishman to lose what my ancestors have gained for me. Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry
Here and there some care may be taken, as by Charlemagne and Alfred, to preserve the national heroic poetry. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
In the lands of the old Northern speech the old heroic poetry was displaced by the new Court poetry of the Scalds. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
Of the various kinds of words, the compound are best adapted to Dithyrambs, rare words to heroic poetry, metaphors to iambic. The Poetics of Aristotle
The earliest and greatest portion of this literature is the heroic poetry forming the collection called the Poetic or Elder Edda. Song and Legend from the Middle Ages
But heroic poetry is not of the growth of France, as it might be of England if it were cultivated. Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry
In their temper also, and in the quality of their heroic ideal, the Sagas are the inheritors of the older heroic poetry. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
For one thing, there was plenty of romantic stuff in the old heroic poetry, without going to the French books. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
In the English and the Icelandic heroic poetry there is some ground for thinking that the process of decline and the evolution of the false heroic went to some length before it was stopped. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
This vagueness and generality in the relation of heroic poetry to the historical events and persons of an heroic age is of course quite a different thing from vagueness in the poetry itself. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
Like their tongue is the genius of their poets, light and trifling in comparison of the English—more proper for sonnets, madrigals, and elegies than heroic poetry. Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry
By their peculiar verse they are distinguished from the English and Saxon heroic poetry; but they retain, for all their peculiar metre and their want of direct narrative, some of the characteristics of Teutonic epic. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
Feudalism appears in heroic poetry, and indeed in prosaic history, as a more elaborate form of that anarchy which is the necessary condition of an heroic age. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
But even apart from the Court poetry, it is clear that there was little chance for any development of the Northern heroic poetry into an Homeric fulness of detail. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
Most of the old German heroic poetry is clearly to be traced, as far as its subjects are concerned, to the most exciting periods in early German history, between the fourth and the sixth centuries. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
Epic magnificence and the dignity of heroic poetry may thus be only indirectly derived from such greatness or magnificence as is known to true prosaic history. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
As far as heroic poetry is concerned, the difference lies chiefly in the larger frame of the story. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
In all this it did nothing to change the essence of heroic poetry. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
Of the heroic poetry in the Teutonic alliterative verse, the history must be largely conjectural. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
It was for the attainment of this pitch of style that the heroic poetry laboured in Waldere and Beowulf, with at least enough success to make these poems distinct from the rest in this group. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature
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