epic poem
lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily detailing heroic deeds
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An epic poem is a literary genre [1].
Key Facts
- Subclass of: epic literature[3], verse poetry[4], narrative poetry[5]
- Commons category: Epic poetry[6]
- Said to be the same as: epopeio[7], epic literature[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Epic poems[9], Category:Epic[10]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Otto's encyclopedia[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[19]
- Different from: epic[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Model item: Iliad[22]
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Influence
Things named for epic poem include AMD EPYC[23], a brand name[24], founded in 2017[25] and epic literature[26], a literary mode[27].
Why It Matters
epic poem has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for it include AMD EPYC[23], a brand name[24], founded in 2017[25] and epic literature[26], a literary mode[27].