Heroic Epics

Heroic Epics is a literary genre of narrative composition, typically in verse, that recounts the extraordinary deeds of legendary or mythological heroes through a grand, formal style and a cyclic or episodic structure, distinguished by its focus on cultural values, divine intervention, and the heroic ethos within the mythological traditions of African and Mesopotamian civilizations.

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106

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23

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2017–2026

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Authors

106

  1. DP
    Daniel P. Biebuyck

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  2. JJ
    John Johnson

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  3. RK
    Ruth K. Westheimer

    Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, United States

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  4. KC
    Katherine Callen King

    Case Western Reserve University, United States

    1 publications · 181 citations

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  5. TA
    Tzvi Abusch

    SOAS University of London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 69 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 21 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. The Journal of Hellenic Studies

    5 publications · 375 citations

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  4. Journal of the American Oriental Society

    5 publications · 175 citations

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  5. Phoenix

    4 publications · 146 citations

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