Epic+poem
101beast epic — a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and follies. [1885 90] * * * ▪ literature popular genre in various literatures, consisting of a lengthy cycle of animal tales that provides a satiric… …
102beast epic — noun : a long verse narrative with climactic epic construction comprising stories of animals represented as acting with human feelings and motives * * * a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and… …
103beast epic — noun Date: 1873 a poem with epic conventions in which animals speak and act like human beings …
104mock epic — a long, humorous poem written in mock heroic style. * * * …
105mock epic — a long, humorous poem written in mock heroic style …
106Nāgarakṛtāgama — ▪ poem by Prapañcā Javanese epic poem written in 1365 by Prapañcā. Considered the most important work of the vernacular literature that developed in the Majapahit era, the poem venerates King Hayam Wuruk (reigned 1350–89) and gives a… …
107Gerusalemme liberata — Epic poem written by Torquato Tasso between 1559 and 1575 while in the service of Duke Alfonso II d Este of Ferrara; first published in 1581. It relates the recovery of Jerusalem by Christian knights from the Turks in 1099 during the First… …
108heroic verse — poem about the voyages and accomplishments of a hero, epic poem …
109Aeneid — Epic poem by Virgil …
110Faerie Queene, The — Epic poem by Edmund Spenser (1589–1596) …
