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List of national founders – List of people credited with creating the state; Mythomoteur – Constitutive myth of an ethnic group; National myth – Inspiring narrative about a nation's past; Origin story – Plot device; Pourquoi story – Narrative that explains why something is the way it is, generally fabulous or mythical
The books are framed by two well known narratives: Book 3 opens with the Victory of Berenice. Composed in the style of a Pindaric Ode, the self-contained poem celebrates queen Berenice's victory in the Nemean Games. [13] Enveloped within the epinician narrative is an aetiology of the games themselves. [14]
Works and Days (Ancient Greek: Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι, romanized: Érga kaì Hēmérai) [a] is a didactic poem written by ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. It is in dactylic hexameter and contains 828 lines.
An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Written by Himself: 1740 Voltaire: Mémoires pour servir à la vie de M. de Voltaire, écrits par lui-même: 1759 Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Confessions: 1770 Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: 1791 Walter Scott "Memoirs" 1808–1826 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Dichtung und ...
4. ‘Jeremy’ by Pearl Jam. 1992 “Jeremy” was one of several hit songs to appear on Pearl Jam’s debut album, “Ten". It was based on the true story of high school student Jeremy Wade ...
Đẻ đất đẻ nước, an epic of Mường people in Northern Vietnam. Hikayat Hang Tuah, a Malaccan, and Malay epic; Bidasari, a Malay epic; La Galigo, also known as Sureq Galigo or La Galigo, is an epic creation myth of the Buginese people from South Sulawesi, Indonesia it is one of the longest epics in the world. Nagarakertagama, an ...
The most famous example of classical epyllion is perhaps Catullus 64. Epyllion is to be understood as distinct from mock epic , another light form. Romantic epic is a term used to designate works such as Morgante , Orlando Innamorato , Orlando Furioso and Gerusalemme Liberata , which freely lift characters, themes, plots and narrative devices ...
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...