Maxioms by Lascelles Abercrombie
If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.
If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.
But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving read more
But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.
By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the read more
By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.