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    The document provides an overview of the key elements of an epic poem. It discusses that epics tell grand stories involving heroes, armies, gods and sweeping landscapes. Epics depict protagonists overcoming obstacles and achieving triumph. The document then summarizes the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, noting that it is considered the most important work of Old English literature. The poem tells the story of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who defeats the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother, and later in life fights a dragon as king of his people.

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    ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE Omniscient Narrator

    LESSON 5: EPIC POETRY The narrator sees and knows all.

    What is an Epic? BEOWULF


    (An Excerpt)
    The word epic is derived from the Ancient Greek
    adjective, “epikos”, which means a poetic story. In Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon epic poem is
    literature, an epic is a long narrative poem, which is considered the most important work of Old English
    usually related to heroic deeds of a person of an Literature. The earliest surviving manuscript is in
    unusual courage and unparalleled bravery. In order the British Library; it is written in the West Saxon
    to depict this bravery and courage, the epic uses dialect and is believed to date from the late 10th
    Century. On the basis of this text, Beowulf is
    grandiose style.
    generally considered to be the work of an
    Epics are stories told on a grand scale, with armies, anonymous 8th-Century Anglian poet who fused
    heroes, gods, and the brutal forces of nature accents marked by alliteration and divided into two
    depicted over long character arcs and sweeping parts by a caesura. The somber story is told in
    landscapes. Protagonists meet with obstacles and vigorous, picturesque language, with heavy use of
    disaster, action and triumph. Along with some other metaphor.
    patterns and nuances, these elements distinguish The poem tells of a hero, a Scandinavian
    epics from other writing styles. prince named Beowulf, who rids the Danes of the
    monster Grendel, half man and half fiend, and
    Six Elements of an Epic Grendel’s mother, who comes that evening to
    avenge Grendel’s death. Fifty years later, Beowulf,
    A Hero of Legendary Proportions now king of his native land, fights a dragon which
    The epic hero is typically well known in his time, has devastated his people. Both Beowulf and the
    often reaching superstar status. In ancient legends, dragon are mortally wounded in the fight. The
    the hero often is either partially divine, or at least poem ends with Beowulf’s funeral as his mourners
    protected by the gods. chant his epitaph.

    Adventures of Superhuman Strength and Valor


    The hero accomplishes feats no real human could,
    both physically and mentally.

    Multiple Settings
    The actions of the hero span the continent, other
    realms, or even worlds.

    Involvement of the Supernatural


    Gods, demons, angels, time/space travel, cheating
    death, immortality, and other supernatural
    elements.

    Epic Style of Writing


    The style of is frequently ornate, drawn out, or
    exaggerated. Common flourishes are epithets,
    extended similes, and repeated phrases.

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