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identities. For example, in Egypt, the folk genre known as al-sira relates the saga of the Hilālī tribe and their migrations across the Middle East and north Africa, see
Bridget Connelly (1986). In India, folk epics reflect the caste system of Indian society and the life of the lower levels of society, such as cobblers and shepherds, see C.N. Ramachandran, "Ambivalence and Angst: A Note on Indian folk epics," in Lauri Honko (2002. p. 295). Some Indian oral epics feature strong women who actively pursue personal freedom in their choice of a romantic partner (Stuart, Claus, Flueckiger and Wadley, eds, 1989, p. 5). Japanese traditional performed narratives were sung by blind singers. One of the most famous,
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Of their constituent parts some are common to both, some peculiar to
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model used for composing these poems. What they demonstrated was that oral epics tend to be constructed in short episodes, each of equal status, interest and importance. This facilitates memorization, as the poet is recalling each episode in turn and using the completed episodes to recreate the
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was used alongside written scriptures to communicate and facilitate the spread of culture. In these traditions, poetry is transmitted to the audience and from performer to performer by purely oral means. Early 20th-century study of living oral epic traditions in the
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A long narrative poem in elevated style presenting characters of high position in adventures forming an organic whole through their relation to a central heroic figure and through their development of episodes important to the history of a nation or race.
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have argued that the
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revolution of the sun, or but slightly to exceed this limit, whereas the Epic action has no limits of time. This, then, is a second point of difference; though at first the same freedom was admitted in
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or over 200,000 verse lines (each shloka is a couplet), as well as long prose passages, so that at ~1.8 million words it is roughly twice the length of
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epic genre, more emphasis was laid on description than on narration. Indeed, the traditional characteristics of a
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such a poem possessing good figures-of-speech wins the people's heart and endures longer than even a kalpa.
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And in each case furnished with an ending in a different metre –
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Harmon and Holman delineate ten main characteristics of an epic:
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Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces: The Western Tradition
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and the similar works composed at Rome from the age of the
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Sing goddess the baneful wrath of Achilles son of Peleus –
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Features heroes that embody the values of the civilization.
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Darasz, Wiktor Jarosław (2003). "Trzynastozgłoskowiec".
2008:. The alliterative form can be seen in the Old English "
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sargair an-ativistīrṇaiḥ, śravya-vṛttaiḥ su-saṃdhibhiḥ
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scheme. An example is found in the first lines of the
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Sharma, T.R.S.; Gaur, June; Akademi, Sahitya (2000).
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The Sumerians: Their history, culture, and character
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Old English, German and Norse poems were written in
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4075:Reitz, Christiane; Finkmann, Simone, eds. (2019).
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2365:(plural: epyllia), a brief narrative poem with a
1638:From the Heliconian Muses let us begin to sing –
4186:. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). pp. 681–682.
4043:Jansen, Jan; Henk, J; Maier, M.J., eds. (2004).
3928:Mair, Victor H.; Bender, Mark, eds. (May 2011).
3313:Reading Vergil's Aeneid: An interpretative guide
3269:International Journal of the Classical Tradition
2712:sarvatra bhinna-vṛttāntair upetaṃ, loka-rañjanam
1916:Heavy use of repetition or stock phrases: e.g.,
1732:This Virgilian epic convention is referenced in
1539:It must take its subject matter from the epics (
3132:. Translated by Belvalkar, S.K. Poona. 1.15–19.
2957:. New Delhi, IN: Sahitya Akademi. p. 137.
2777:. Bedford: St. Martin's Press. pp. 21–28.
2699:alaṃ-kṛtam, a-saṃkṣiptaṃ, rasa-bhāva-nirantaram
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2196:His soldiers wild, to brawls and mutines prest,
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1826:, which in turn presupposes a knowledge of the
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3879:The Anthropology of Texts, Persons and Publics
3802:The Kalevala and the World's Traditional Epics
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3034:The Interface Between the Written and the Oral
2982:. New Jersey: Pearson Education. p. 224.
2867:Lawall, Sarah N.; Mack, Maynard, eds. (1999).
2718:kāvyaṃ kalp'-ântara-sthāyi jāyate sad-alaṃkṛti
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2407:Epyllion is to be understood as distinct from
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4655:The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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3995:. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
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2679:udyāna-salila-kṛīḍā-madhu-pāna-rat'-ôtsavaiḥ
2340:as a category, represented by such works as
2186:That the great sepulchre of Christ did free,
2173:Chè 'l Ciel gli diè favore, e sotto ai santi
1920:'s "rosy-fingered dawn" and "wine-dark sea".
1578:) or mental (as typified by Achilles in the
1550:It must help further the four goals of man (
1215:
1103:–3rd century AD), which consists of 100,000
4203:, Main Features and Conventions of the Epic
4058:Science Fiction: Its criticism and teaching
1515:epic originates from. Many epic heroes are
1496:Shows divine intervention in human affairs.
1432:Harmon & Holman (1999) define an epic:
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2198:Reducèd he to peace, so Heaven him blest.
2190:And in that glorious war much suffered he;
2169:E invan l'Inferno a lui s'oppose; e invano
1900:, the most famous epic catalogue, and the
1883:, the list of enemies the Trojans find in
1679:Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top
1119:, and roughly ten times the length of the
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3078:Harmon, William; Holman, C. Hugh (1999).
1519:in the legends of their native cultures.
4060:. London, UK: Methuen. pp. 88–105.
3723:"Siri Epic as performed by Gopala Naika"
3186:(1st ed.). CreateSpace Publishing.
2922:The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism
2184:The sacred armies, and the godly knight,
2171:s'armò d'Asia e di Libia il popol misto:
2165:Molto egli oprò col senno e con la mano;
1953:, with subtle variations between lines.
1612:Example opening lines with invocations:
1372:was dictation from an oral performance.
4079:. Berlin, DE / Boston, MA: De Gruyter.
3672:. Finnish Literature Society. pp.
3129:: Sanskrit text and English translation
3038:. Cambridge University Press. pp.
3003:Leibowitz, Herbert (29 December 2011).
2954:Ancient Indian Literature: An anthology
2765:
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2194:In vain the Turks and Morians armèd be:
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3259:Quint, David (Spring 2007). "Milton's
3148:"Sanskrit poetry and Sanskrit poetics"
2978:Spodek, Howard; Richard Mason (2006).
2775:The Bedford Introduction to Literature
2175:Segni ridusse i suoi compagni erranti.
2163:Che 'l gran sepolcro liberò di Cristo.
1711:I sing pious arms and their captain –
1682:of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire –
974:, 'epic' could refer to all poetry in
32:A tablet containing a fragment of the
4583:Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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2468:, and the creation-myth epics of the
2126:Ahi quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura
1476:Begins with a statement of the theme.
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3827:"Oral epics in India | WorldCat.org"
2836:participating institution membership
2662:-ôdbhūtam, itarad vā sad-āśrayam, |
2131:esta selva selvaggia e aspra e forte
2012:" (alliterated sounds are in bold):
1874:, the list of demons in Book I.
4097:The English Epic and Its Background
2392:, particularly those influenced by
2167:Molto soffrì nel glorioso acquisto:
2161:Canto l'arme pietose, e 'l Capitano
2110:Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
1992:", whose first line is as follows:
1977:, however, Latin poets had adopted
1739:Compare the first six lines of the
1079:. The poem details the exploits of
5544:LGBT themes in speculative fiction
4870:Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien
3569:Mały przewodnik po wierszu polskim
2735:and its hero is clever and noble;
2334:. Ancient sources also recognized
1961:. Very early Latin epicists, such
1845:and genealogies are given, called
1668:Muse, remember to me the causes –
1493:Features long and formal speeches.
1058:The oldest epic recognized is the
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4109:Romantic Poets and Epic Tradition
3611:Meyer, David (27 November 2013).
3449:"The Finnsburg Fragment", line 32
3440:"The Finnsburg Fragment", line 10
2237:, though in the 16th century the
2136:che nel pensier rinnova la paura!
1761:Of our nation's ancient folk-song
1338:The first epics were products of
1265:The Secret History of the Mongols
1071:), which was recorded in ancient
5609:
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4113:. University of Wisconsin Press.
3664:; Branch, Michael, eds. (1977).
3310:Perkell, Christine, ed. (1999).
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2376:. The term, which means "little
2359:A related type of poetry is the
2120:ché la diritta via era smarrita.
2115:mi ritrovai per una selva oscura
1002:, as described in this article.
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4554:Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
1486:Contains long lists, called an
1469:Begins with an invocation to a
1113:, four times the length of the
3805:. Finnish Literature Society.
3182:Kisak, Paul F. (19 May 2016).
3082:(8th ed.). Prentice Hall.
2731:it turns upon the fruition of
2322:, including such works as the
1764:Handed down from by-gone ages.
1523:Conventions of the Indian Epic
986:but also the wisdom poetry of
939:, which itself comes from the
19:For other uses of "epic", see
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3960:Heroic Song and Heroic Legend
3934:. Columbia University Press.
3752:onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu
2918:Lochtefeld, James G. (2002).
2588:Hebrew and Jewish epic poetry
2396:. The most famous example of
1749:Mastered by desire impulsive,
1097:
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4149:Resources in other libraries
3154:. Harvard University Press.
3009:Library of America (loa.org)
1865:, the list of trees I.i.8–9.
1445:— Harmon & Holman (1999)
1051:adopted and adapted Homer's
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4572:The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
4052:Parrander, Patrick (1980).
4010:Heinsdorff, Cornel (2003).
3958:de Vries, Jan (1978).
3775:Arab folk epic and identity
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2854:Online Etymology Dictionary
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2104:, who originated the form:
2048:But awake now, my warriors,
1758:Ready to begin the chanting
1755:I am ready now for singing,
1463:("in the thick of things").
1399:Composition and conventions
1249:The Tale of Igor's Campaign
982:), which included not only
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4094:Tillyard, E.M.W. (1966) .
3772:Connelly, Bridget (1986).
2245:were also introduced. The
2066:forms, usually written in
1752:By a mighty inward urging,
1700:I sing arms and the man –
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4610:List of story collections
4451:Occult detective fiction
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4144:Resources in your library
4077:Structures of Epic Poetry
4054:"Science fiction as epic"
3856:Routledge & CRC Press
2823:Oxford English Dictionary
2801:Oral tradition as history
2088:form that consists of an
4875:World Fantasy Convention
3640:"The Spirit of the Serb"
3080:A Handbook to Literature
2904:25 December 2022 at the
2673:nagar'-ârṇava-śaila'-rtu
2566:List of world folk-epics
2314:Genres and related forms
1653:Beginning with thee, Oh
1053:style and subject matter
990:, the utterances of the
967:), "word, story, poem."
4943:Fire-breathing monsters
4183:Encyclopædia Britannica
3554:Encyclopædia Britannica
3536:Encyclopædia Britannica
3518:Encyclopædia Britannica
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3482:Encyclopædia Britannica
3464:Encyclopædia Britannica
3428:Encyclopædia Britannica
3410:Encyclopædia Britannica
2828:Oxford University Press
1802:in the middle of things
1318:William Carlos Williams
4694:Dungeons & Dragons
4105:Wilkie, Brian (1965).
4100:. New York: Oxford UP.
3876:Barber, Karin (2007).
3614:Early Tahitian Poetics
2773:Michael Meyer (2005).
2509:Arabic epic literature
2413:, another light form.
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4172:Gosse, Edmund William
3799:Honko, Lauri (2002).
3644:Britić (britic.co.uk)
3617:. Walter de Gruyter.
3221:10.1353/sip.2014.0001
3209:Studies in Philosophy
2798:Vansina, Jan (1985).
2535:Caribbean epic poetry
2458:The Tale of the Heike
2050:of all first the men
1243:Daredevils of Sassoun
1140:, the ancient Indian
1101: 3rd century BC
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851:Literature portal
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21:Epic (disambiguation)
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4641:Fantastic Adventures
4167:at Wikimedia Commons
3992:Anatomy of Criticism
3908:www.cambriapress.com
3571:(in Polish). Kraków.
3424:"Alliterative verse"
3267:and its catalogue".
3104:The Mirror of Poetry
3030:Goody, Jack (1987).
2504:Albanian epic poetry
2440:Gerusalemme Liberata
2400:epyllion is perhaps
2213:Gerusalemme Liberata
1714:Gerusalemme liberata
1696:"I sing". Examples:
1517:recurring characters
1479:Includes the use of
1170:, the Ancient Greek
1069: 2500–1300 BCE
1037:Apollonius of Rhodes
625:Groups and movements
4865:Tolkien's influence
4578:Fantasy Masterworks
4531:Television programs
4339:Fairy tale parodies
4177:"Epic Poetry"
3532:"Spenserian stanza"
3372:Kramer, Samuel Noah
3144:Ingalls, D.H.H. Sr.
2980:The World's History
2826:(Online ed.).
2641:Serbian epic poetry
2519:Bosniak epic poetry
2390:English Renaissance
2277:trochaic tetrameter
2263:Polish alexandrines
1902:Trojan Battle Order
1547:), or from history,
1346:poetic traditions.
1077:Neo-Sumerian Empire
244:Short prose fiction
147:Major written forms
5087:Damsel in distress
4855:Mythopoeic Society
4456:Paranormal romance
4371:Historical fantasy
4356:Fantasy of manners
4310:Children's fantasy
4197:, 3 February 2003)
3702:www.britannica.com
3596:Smith, Alexandra.
3281:10.1007/bf02923024
3063:Aristotle: Poetics
2598:Indian epic poetry
2561:List of epic poems
2499:Alliterative verse
2462:Epic of King Gesar
2451:Non-European forms
2428:Orlando Innamorato
2382:Hellenistic period
2247:French alexandrine
2010:Finnsburg Fragment
2004:, usually without
2002:alliterative verse
1979:dactylic hexameter
1908:Stylistic features
1898:Catalogue of Ships
1823:Orlando Innamorato
1473:(epic invocation).
1246:, the Old Russian
1192:, the Old English
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4288:Sword and sorcery
4279:Action-adventure
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4125:Library resources
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3624:978-1-61451-375-9
3391:978-0-226-45238-8
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1862:The Faerie Queene
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1800:Narrative opens "
1783:Chanson de Roland
1771:Epic of Gilgamesh
1694:performative verb
1363:demonstrated the
1292:Mircea Cărtărescu
1274:, and the Malian
1234:, the Portuguese
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1218:Nibelungenlied
1208:, the Finnish
1155:Silappatikaram
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5456:Hollow Earth
5149:Magic system
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5289:Thaumaturgy
5264:Incantation
5217:Magic sword
4775:Méliès d'Or
4676:Weird Tales
4429:Dying Earth
4408:Mythopoeia
4386:Low fantasy
4351:Fantastique
4201:"Epic Poem"
4195:In Our Time
4130:Epic poetry
3707:21 February
3406:"Hexameter"
3215:(1): 1–34.
2402:Catullus 64
2331:Mahabharata
2320:heroic epic
2304:Mahabharata
2257:grouped in
2243:blank verse
2235:rhyme royal
2151:. Example:
2145:ottava rima
2092:three-line
2072:ottava rima
1951:parallelism
1660:Argonautica
1592:Conventions
1545:Mahabharata
1380:Albert Lord
1361:Albert Lord
1340:preliterate
1307:Pan Tadeusz
1254:John Milton
1237:Os Lusíadas
1161:Manimekalai
1143:Mahabharata
1093:Mahabharata
1075:during the
1000:heroic epic
930:comes from
815:Composition
692:Tragicomedy
531:Verse novel
419:Non-fiction
323:Speculative
262:Short story
132:spoken word
122:Performance
95:heroic epic
5629:Categories
5574:Tokusatsu
5523:Fairy tale
5466:Dreamworld
5364:Hobgoblins
5299:Witchcraft
5269:Necromancy
5249:Divination
5244:Demonology
5207:Magic ring
5197:Magic item
5180:Ceremonial
5069:Characters
4990:Werewolves
4928:Elementals
4832:Filk music
4780:Mythopoeic
4615:Publishers
4541:Literature
4501:television
4473:Weird West
4413:Omegaverse
4283:Lost world
4254:Literature
4191:"The Epic"
4165:Epic poems
3913:1 November
3861:1 November
3836:1 November
3757:1 November
3732:1 November
3698:"Epyllion"
3099:Kāvyādarśa
3015:12 October
2838:required.)
2761:References
2470:Yao people
2288:Kalevipoeg
2076:Terza rima
2068:terza rima
2028:īgend mīne
1990:Evangeline
1986:Longfellow
1947:repetition
1848:enumeratio
1838:Enumeratio
1504:underworld
1365:paratactic
1334:Oral epics
1328:Ezra Pound
1323:The Cantos
1297:The Levant
1131:combined.
943:adjective
916:narratives
730:Postmodern
665:historical
604:Villanelle
485:Travelogue
480:Persuasive
460:Journalism
438:philosophy
405:Historical
373:paranormal
333:Children's
206:Electronic
80:fairy tale
45:Literature
5569:Superhero
5554:Mythology
5451:Lost city
5359:Halflings
5279:Shamanism
5274:Runecraft
5259:Evocation
5117:Magicians
5092:Dark lord
5077:Barbarian
5037:Skeletons
4960:Gargoyles
4938:Familiars
4898:Creatures
4634:Fantastic
4625:Magazines
4468:New weird
4273:Subgenres
4030:cite book
3989:(2015) .
3577:cite book
3502:. poetry.
3412:. poetry.
3297:161875103
3229:161613381
3120:(1924) .
2648:Footnotes
2603:Mock epic
2576:Epic film
2410:mock epic
2398:classical
2386:neoterics
2037:rest
1971:Saturnian
1959:hexameter
1533:mahākāvya
1529:mahākāvya
1167:Shahnameh
1110:Shahnameh
1081:Gilgamesh
922:Etymology
903:or other
889:epic poem
825:Narrative
810:Magazines
805:Sociology
796:criticism
766:Movements
725:Modernist
715:Classical
507:Narrative
343:adventure
287:Religious
257:Novelette
222:Anthology
177:narrative
127:audiobook
85:folk play
5614:Category
5508:Allegory
5384:Mermaids
5354:Gremlins
5319:Centaurs
5254:Egregore
5235:Schools
5202:Grimoire
5162:Elements
5134:Wild man
5054:Unicorns
5042:Vampires
4985:Werecats
4827:Fanspeak
4735:Crawford
4705:Podcasts
4418:Romantic
4401:Mythpunk
4332:Grimdark
4320:Bangsian
4174:(1911).
3374:(1963).
3289:30222176
3146:(1945).
3007:. News.
2902:Archived
2897:Austin,
2608:Monomyth
2529:Calliope
2514:Alpamysh
2476:See also
2422:Morgante
2367:romantic
2362:epyllion
2300:Ramayana
2295:period.
2282:Kalevala
2064:stanzaic
1742:Kalevala
1645:Theogony
1541:Ramayana
1481:epithets
1313:Paterson
1277:Sundiata
1211:Kalevala
1149:Rāmāyaṇa
1125:and the
1116:Rāmāyaṇa
1017:Kalevala
1006:Overview
955:), from
820:Language
751:Glossary
720:Medieval
655:Libretto
584:Limerick
536:National
526:Dramatic
516:Children
445:Anecdote
428:Academic
368:military
189:Nonsense
90:folksong
70:Folklore
5604:Outline
5501:Related
5379:Merfolk
5369:Kobolds
5349:Goblins
5334:Treants
5324:Dwarves
5294:Theurgy
5239:Alchemy
5171:neutral
5139:Witches
5082:Caveman
5047:Zombies
5032:Mummies
5002:Spirits
4953:Dragons
4948:Chimera
4933:Faeries
4750:Gemmell
4745:Gandalf
4700:Féeries
4669:Unknown
4549:Authors
4524:S&S
4264:Sources
4249:History
3382:184–185
3353:4477439
3040:110–121
2551:Elegiac
2466:Mongols
2464:of the
2259:laisses
2080:rhyming
2060:stichic
1969:, used
1890:In the
1885:Etruria
1877:In the
1828:romance
1786:or the
1655:Phoebus
1630:Odyssey
1601:In the
1586:heroism
1575:Odyssey
1457:Begins
1426:Poetics
1406:Poetics
1353:Balkans
1195:Beowulf
1173:Odyssey
1128:Odyssey
996:Orpheus
761:Writers
746:Outline
710:Ancient
701:History
687:Tragedy
564:Epigram
450:Epistle
433:history
393:western
378:romance
363:fantasy
328:Realist
314:Fiction
282:Parable
267:Drabble
252:Novella
236:romance
201:Ergodic
117:Oration
110:proverb
5473:Castle
5434:Worlds
5429:Quests
5411:Trolls
5389:Mermen
5344:Gnomes
5339:Giants
5112:Heroes
5027:Liches
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