epic+story
11epic — index narrative, story (narrative) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12Epic of Gilgamesh — The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known works of literary fiction. Scholars believe that it originated as a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the mythological hero king Gilgamesh,… …
13epic — epically, adv. epiclike, adj. /ep ik/, adj. Also, epical. 1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer s Iliad is an… …
14Epic poetry — An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. [Michael Meyer, The Bedford Introduction to Literature , Bedford/St. Martin s, 2005,… …
15Epic of King Gesar — The Epic of King Gesar is the central epic poem of Tibet and much of Central Asia. With about 140 Gesar ballad singers surviving today (including singers of Tibetan, Mongolian, Buryat and Tu ethnicities), it is prized as one of the few living… …
16Epic film — Not to be confused with Epic Movie. An epic is a genre of film that emphasizes human drama on a grand scale. Epics are more ambitious in scope than other film genres, and their ambitious nature helps to differentiate them from similar genres such …
17Epic of Gilgamesh — The most famous and influential of all the ancient Mesopotamian myths and epic poems, telling the story of the hero Gil gamesh, the tragic loss of his friend En kidu, and Gilgamesh s quest to find the secret of eternal life. In the third… …
18Story within a story — A story within a story, also rendered story within a story, is a literary device in which one narrative is presented during the action of another narrative. Mise en abyme is the French term for a similar literary device (also referring to the… …
19Epic Illustrated — Infobox comic book title title = Epic Illustrated imagesize = 250 caption = Epic Illustrated #1 (Spring 1980). Painted cover by Frank Frazetta schedule = ongoing = y genre = publisher = Marvel Comics/Epic Comics date = Spring 1980 February 1986… …
20story — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tale, narrative, yarn; report, account, news article; plot; floor, stage, level. See description, news, layer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Imaginative writing] Syn. write up, fable, narrative, tale, myth,… …
