“Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life.” SaidAttitudeEpicSymbolicExhibitsEpic Poetry Author:Lascelles Abercrombie
“If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.” IfsFallSpeciesPoetry IsEpicDefiniteSagaEpic PoetryEpic Poems Author:Lascelles Abercrombie
“That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been.” NeedsHas BeensInventionEpicEpic Poetry Author:Lascelles Abercrombie
