Comments on: How Are Epic Poetry And Long Narrative Verse Different? http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/how-are-epic-poetry-and-long-narrative-verse-different/11/09/2008/ Commentary On 21st Century Poetics Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:13:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: trevor morgan http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/how-are-epic-poetry-and-long-narrative-verse-different/11/09/2008/comment-page-1/#comment-548 trevor morgan Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:13:04 +0000 http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/?p=407#comment-548 How would you define my "Wessex Sagas" They are at: www.iwvpa.net/morgant/index.php I see them as sagas and as narrative verse T. Morgan How would you define my “Wessex Sagas”
They are at:
http://www.iwvpa.net/morgant/index.php

I see them as sagas and as narrative verse

T. Morgan

]]> By: the poet http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/how-are-epic-poetry-and-long-narrative-verse-different/11/09/2008/comment-page-1/#comment-546 the poet Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:34:20 +0000 http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/?p=407#comment-546 Ekemini, a narrative poem is a specific type of structure. Generally, poetry is classified as either narrative or lyric with varying nuances. A romantic poem can be narrative or lyric. It's all in a matter of style. Epics are generally long narratives characterized by extraordinary characters and/or events. But an epic can just as well be lyrical as narrative. There are a blurring of distinctions and one blog post can't capture every nuance between an epic and a narrative. Suffice it to say that an epic traditionally has been characterized as a fantastic tale of heroics, but that definition has been changed somewhat due to the influence of certain 20th century poets and the narratives that have risen from early influences like Ezra Pound and Hilda Doolittle. Ekemini, a narrative poem is a specific type of structure. Generally, poetry is classified as either narrative or lyric with varying nuances. A romantic poem can be narrative or lyric. It’s all in a matter of style. Epics are generally long narratives characterized by extraordinary characters and/or events. But an epic can just as well be lyrical as narrative. There are a blurring of distinctions and one blog post can’t capture every nuance between an epic and a narrative. Suffice it to say that an epic traditionally has been characterized as a fantastic tale of heroics, but that definition has been changed somewhat due to the influence of certain 20th century poets and the narratives that have risen from early influences like Ezra Pound and Hilda Doolittle.

]]> By: ekemini http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/how-are-epic-poetry-and-long-narrative-verse-different/11/09/2008/comment-page-1/#comment-545 ekemini Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:30:04 +0000 http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/?p=407#comment-545 how can we distinguish epic and romantic poems as narrative poems? how can we distinguish epic and romantic poems as narrative poems?

]]> By: Simonne http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/how-are-epic-poetry-and-long-narrative-verse-different/11/09/2008/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Simonne Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:12:49 +0000 http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/?p=407#comment-547 I've always been confused about this: I thought epics and long narratives were exactly the same. This is probably coming from what we've learned in school, where all epic poems were about heroes and mythical figures. Thank you for making this a bit more clear. I’ve always been confused about this: I thought epics and long narratives were exactly the same. This is probably coming from what we’ve learned in school, where all epic poems were about heroes and mythical figures. Thank you for making this a bit more clear.

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