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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Oral epics from Africa: vibrant voices from a vast continent
Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 169 citations
Humanities, Classics, History +14
The Homeric epics and the Gospel of Mark
Choice Reviews Online · 2000 · 153 citations
Humanities, Classics, Literature +17
Divine justice and cosmic order in early Greek Epic
William Allan · The Journal of Hellenic Studies · 2006 · 153 citations
Humanities, Classics, Ancient Greek +16
The epic gaze: vision, gender and narrative in ancient epic
Choice Reviews Online · 2014 · 147 citations
Humanities, Classics, Literature +17
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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, United States
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2 publications
30 citations
Colby College
Waterville, United States
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DePaul University
Chicago, United States
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56 citations
Brown University
Providence, United States
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Bedford College
Bedford, United Kingdom
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132 citations
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, United States
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
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International Commission on Radiological Protection
Solna, Sweden
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CRO · 21 publications · 1.1K citations
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