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Meanings of epic poets in English

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Usage of epic poets in English
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The ballad form was not practised by the ancient Gaelic epic poets.
A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century
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Nevertheless most of our epic poets, one may say, ignore the distinction.
Aristotle on the art of poetry
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Revelations at the bierside are a cheap device employed by epic poets.
Venus In Copper
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The epic poets usually began their poems by invoking the aid of the Muse.
The Story of Troy
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Somewhere in the underworld of Hades, the dead epic poets are surely unionising to claim their royalties.
The Guardian
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Before HOMER there were other epic poets; a catalogue of their names and their works has come down to us.
Literary Character of Men of Genius / Drawn from Their Own Feeli...
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This may be the fruit; but epic poets, from Homer downwards, have been generally in the habit of not neglecting the foliage.
Chaucer
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This may be the fruit; but epic poets, from Homer downward, have been generally in the habit of not neglecting the foliage.
Adventures in Criticism
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The rhapsodists mark the transition from the lyric to the epic poets, as do the romancists that from the lyric to the dramatic poets.
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books / with Introductions, Not...
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As a storyteller Tolkien is on a par with Homer or the anonymous bard behind Beowulf, the epic poets who so influenced his work.
The Guardian
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Tasso in his 'Aminta' has as far excelled all the pastoral writers, as in his 'Gierusalemme' he has outdone the epic poets of his country.
The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1
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