POETRY / Epic

Paper · Semantic Scholar

In this paper we raise the issue of the interpretation of the Kosovo theme in the poetry of Serbian modernists Aleksa Šantić, Jovan Dučić, Milan Rakić, Vladislav Petković Dis and Sima Pandurović, as well as their companions such as Velimir Rajić, Mirko Korolija and Milutin Bojić. The aim of the paper is to show to what extent the Kosovo theme is developed in all segments of the Kosovo motifs that make up the heroics…

Reference · Wikidata

lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily detailing heroic deeds

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

In poetry, an epic is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. With regard to oral tradition, epic poems consist of formal speech and are usually learnt word for word, contrasted with narratives that consist of everyday speech, categorised into factual or…

Book · DOAB

The volume collects the contributions presented at the international workshop METra(Mapping Epic in Tragedy – Epica e tragedia greca: una mappatura), held at the University of Verona in May 2021. The aim of these Proceedings is to investigate the rich legacy of archaic Greek Epic (primarily Homer) inherited by Attic Tragedy. All essays focus on this topic both from a variety of perspectives and from a multidisciplin…

Full text · Open Library

Image · DPLA

Title from: Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre, "Description of the Decorative Paintings."