The Epic and Homer s Style

Feb 02, 2014

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Dictionary Definition: impressive, heroic, or large scaleAn epic film, epic disasterLiterary Definition: long narrative poem celebrating the great deeds of one or more legendary heroesA genre of poetryThe Odyssey and The Iliad are NOT novels Homer's epics are derived from an oral traditionOthe

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The Epic and Homer s Style

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Homer and Greek Epic

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