Though it is not easy to apply the evidence of the Iliad to any specific era, this marvelous product of the epic tradition had certainly taken definitive shape by 750.

Since none of these glimpses of poetizing without writing is intended to incorporate a signature into the epic matter, there is prima-facie evidence that Beowulf and the Homeric poems each derive from an oral tradition.

he further reasoned that frequent formulas in epic verse indicate oral composition, and assumed the slightly less likely corollary that oral epic is inclined towards the use of formulas.

Verbal and adverbial elements too participated in each epic diction, but it is for the present sufficient to mark the large nominal and adjectival supply of semantic near-equivalents, and to designate the members of any system of equivalents as basic formulas of the poetic language.

In John Milton's epic Paradise Lost it is given a more fitting neighbour:

* In the 1956 epic film Helen of Troy, Agamemnon is played by Robert Douglas.

* In the 2004 epic war film Troy, Agamemnon is depicted as a ruthless power-mad king played by Brian Cox.

Walter Goffart believes it is probable that in this narrative Paul was making use of an oral tradition, and is sceptical that it can be dismissed as merely a typical topos of an epic poem.

Among his epic poems, we possess the titles and some fragments of three pieces: the Fisherman, Kirka or Krika, which, however, is designated by Athenaeus as doubtful, and Helena, Of his elegies, some beautiful fragments are still extant.

If ever a work of art merited comparison with epic poetry, " The Battle of Issus " is it.

" And did those feet in ancient time " is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books.

Beowulf (; in Old English or ) is the conventional title of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.

Beowulf is considered an epic poem in that the main character is a hero who travels great distances to prove his strength at impossible odds against supernatural demons and beasts.

Friedrich Klaeber somewhat led the attempt to connect Beowulf and Virgil near the start of the 20th century, claiming that the very act of writing a secular epic in a Germanic world is contingent on Virgil.

Similarly, in 1971, Alistair Campbell stated that the apologue technique used in Beowulf is so infrequent in the epic tradition aside from when Virgil uses it that the poet who composed Beowulf could not have written the poem in such a manner without first coming across Virgil's writings.

It is an epic poem told in historical perspective ; a story of epic events and of great people of a heroic past.

Brísingamen is referred to in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf as Brosinga mene.

Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical drama film directed by and starring Mel Gibson.

* bimorphism if f is both epic and monic.

She is a figure both of the epic tradition and of tragedy, where her combination of deep understanding and powerlessness exemplify the ironic condition of humankind.

His next major work, completed in 1892, was a long fantastic epic in prose, entitled Hans Alienus, which Professor Book describes as a monument on the grave of his carefree and indolent youth.

Cretan authors have made important contributions to Greek Literature throughout the modern period ; major names include Vikentios Kornaros, creator of the 17th century epic romance Erotokritos ( Greek Ερωτόκριτος ), and in the 20th century Nikos Kazantzakis.

The epic is traditionally ascribed to the sage Vyasa, who is also a major character in the epic.

The Odyssey (, Odysseia ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.

Later aestheticians identified three major genres: epic poetry, lyric poetry, and dramatic poetry, treating comedy and tragedy as subgenres of dramatic poetry.

He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues ( or Bucolics ), the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid.

* William Marshal is a major character in Sir Ridley Scott's Robin Hood epic who tries to convince King John to agree to the Magna Carta.

Besides his poetry in Latin, which include an epic poem, the Thebaid, a collection of occasional poetry, the Silvae, and the unfinished epic, the Achilleid, he is best known for his appearance as a major character in the Purgatory section of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy.

He takes a major part in the epic Battle of the Trees that ends " The Throne of Scone ", the chronological last of the books published.

In the Italian romantic epic Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo, Bukhara is called Albracca and described as a major city of Cathay.

The epic Bhagavatha Purana is the chronology of Vishnu's ten major incarnations ( there are in total twenty six incarnations ): Matsya ( fish ), Kurma ( turtle ), Varaha ( boar ), Narasimha ( lion-faced human ), Vamana ( an ascetic in the form of a midget ), Parasurama ( a warrior Brahmin ), Rama, Krishna, Gautam Buddha ( later buddhists separated themselves from Hindus ), Kalki ( a predicted warrior on a white horse who would come in this yuga ) whose appearance also signals the beginning of the end of the epoch.

In 1931 he directed two key films which launched Edward G. Robinson into major stardom, the Oscar-nominated critique of tabloid journalism Five Star Final, and the classic gangster epic Little Caesar.

It featured the major Headbangers Ball and rock radio hit " You Can't Bring Me Down ", a thrash epic which challenged the PMRC, as well as the televangelist bashing funk-metal track " Send Me Your Money ", and the melodic thrash song " Alone " – all released as singles and music videos.

Miloš became a major figure in Serbian epic poetry, in which he is elevated to the level of the most noble national hero of medieval Serbian folklore.

Chapelain acquired considerable prestige as a literary critic, but his own major work, an epic poem about Joan of Arc called " La Pucelle ," ( 1656 ) was lampooned by his contemporary Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux.

Orlando Furioso was a major influence on Edmund Spenser's epic The Faerie Queene.

The thirty-three hymns praise most of the major gods of Greek mythology ; at least the shorter ones may have served as preludes to the recitation of epic verse at festivals by professional rhapsodes: often the singer concludes by saying that now he will pass to another song.

Grunthos is reported to have been " disappointed " by the poem's reception, and was about to embark on a reading of his twelve-book epic entitled My Favorite Bathtime Gurgles when his own major intestine, in a desperate attempt to save life and civilization, leaped straight up through his neck and throttled his brain.

The lake is a major setting of the Latvian national epic Lāčplēsis, and appears in many Latvian folklore stories.

The first surviving major text in Early Scots literature is the 14th century poet John Barbour's epic Brus, which was followed by a series of vernacular versions of medieval romances.

The first surviving major text in Early Scots literature is John Barbour's Brus ( 1375 ), composed under the patronage of Robert II and telling the story in epic poetry of Robert I's actions before the English invasion till the end of the war of independence.

However, the milestone in his career is ' Sampurna Ramayanam ' ( Ramayan epic ) which featured ' Shoban Babu ' as Lord Rama turned out to be a major hit and is a masterpiece of Telugu films which is the best representation of the epic ' Ramayana ' till today.