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epics (form)       Search catalogue 294910182

Scope note
A long narrative poem usually divided into books or parts and generally mythic or religious in its theme. It tells a tale of great actions and events that are usually important to a nation or culture (The Oxford Companion to the English Language, 1992).

Broader terms
prose (form)

Related terms
epics
oral history
oral traditions
poetry (form)

Subject category
19.03 LITERARY GENRES

Indexing history
Also covers publications on epics indexed before 2006.

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