epic poem
1epic poem — noun a long narrative poem telling of a hero s deeds (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑heroic poem, ↑epic, ↑epos • Derivationally related forms: ↑epic (for: ↑epos), ↑epic …
2Titanomachy (epic poem) — The Titanomachy (Τιτανομαχία) is a lost epic poem, which is a part of Greek mythology. It deals with the struggle that Zeus and his siblings, the Olympic gods, had in overthrowing their father Cronus and his divine generation, the Titans.The poem …
3Caramuru (epic poem) — Infobox Book name = Caramuru title orig = translator = image caption = Title page from the first edition author = Santa Rita Durão illustrator = cover artist = country = Brazil language = Brazilian Portuguese series = subject = genre = publisher …
4Epic — Ep ic, a. [L. epicus, Gr. ?, from ? a word, speech, tale, song; akin to L. vox voice: cf. F. [ e]pique. See {Voice}.] Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real… …
5epic — (adj.) 1580s, perhaps via M.Fr. épique or directly from L. epicus, from Gk. epikos, from epos word, story, poem, from PIE *wekw to speak (see VOICE (Cf. voice)). Extended sense of grand, heroic first recorded in English 1731. The noun meaning an… …
6epic — epically, adv. epiclike, adj. /ep ik/, adj. Also, epical. 1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer s Iliad is an… …
7Epic poetry — An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. [Michael Meyer, The Bedford Introduction to Literature , Bedford/St. Martin s, 2005,… …
8Epic of Manas — Manas monument in Bishkek. The Epic of Manas (Kyrgyz: Манас дастаны, Turkish: Manas Destanı) is a traditional epic poem claimed by the Kyrgyz people dating to the 18th century, though it is possibly much older. In some earlier versions, however,… …
9Epic of King Gesar — The Epic of King Gesar is the central epic poem of Tibet and much of Central Asia. With about 140 Gesar ballad singers surviving today (including singers of Tibetan, Mongolian, Buryat and Tu ethnicities), it is prized as one of the few living… …
10Epic of Gilgamesh — The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known works of literary fiction. Scholars believe that it originated as a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the mythological hero king Gilgamesh,… …
