The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... epic , popular genre in various litera- tures , consisting of a lengthy cycle of animal tales that provides a satiric commentary on human society . Although individual episodes may be drawn from fables , the beast epic dif- fers from ...
... epic , popular genre in various litera- tures , consisting of a lengthy cycle of animal tales that provides a satiric commentary on human society . Although individual episodes may be drawn from fables , the beast epic dif- fers from ...
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... epic poetry out of contem- porary history . In The Marriage of Heaven and Hell satire , prophecy , humour , poetry , and philosophy are mingled in a way that has few parallels . Written mainly in terse , sinewy prose , it may be ...
... epic poetry out of contem- porary history . In The Marriage of Heaven and Hell satire , prophecy , humour , poetry , and philosophy are mingled in a way that has few parallels . Written mainly in terse , sinewy prose , it may be ...
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... epic or other long , narrative poem . An Italian term , derived from the Latin cantus ( " song " ) , it probably originally indicated a portion of a poem that could be sung or chanted by a minstrel at one sitting . Though early oral epics ...
... epic or other long , narrative poem . An Italian term , derived from the Latin cantus ( " song " ) , it probably originally indicated a portion of a poem that could be sung or chanted by a minstrel at one sitting . Though early oral epics ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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