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2. Epic poetry - Wikipedia

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   e. An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.

3. Paradise Lost - Wikipedia

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   Book One, Part 1. Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions ...

4. Epic (genre) - Wikipedia

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   Epic (genre) Epic is a narrative genre characterised by its length, scope, and subject matter. The defining characteristics of the genre are mostly derived from its roots in ancient poetry (epic poems such as Homer 's Iliad and Odyssey). An epic is not limited to the traditional medium of oral poetry, but has expanded to include modern mediums ...

5. 15 Places You Can Read Free Books Online - AOL

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   Calling all book lovers! Support your reading habit without paying a dime or even taking a trip to the library. The post 15 Places You Can Read Free Books Online appeared first on Reader's Digest.

6. Kalevala - Wikipedia

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   The Kalevala (IPA: [ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, [1] telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory voyages between the peoples of the land of Kalevala called Väinölä and the land of Pohjola and their various protagonists ...

7. List of epic poems - Wikipedia

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   The Revolt of Islam (Laon and Cyntha) by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1817) Harold the Dauntless by Walter Scott (1817) Manuscripts of Dvůr Králové and Zelená Hora, forged epic published in 1818. Endymion (1818) by John Keats. Hyperion (1818) and The Fall of Hyperion (1819) by John Keats.