Epic catalogue

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An epic catalogue is a long, detailed list of objects, places or people that is a characteristic of epic poetry.

Examples

References

  1. Gaertner, Jan Felix (2001). "The Homeric Catalogues and Their Function in Epic Narrative". Hermes . 129 (3): 298–305. JSTOR   4477439.
  2. Christine Perkell, ed. (1999). Reading Vergil's Aeneid: An Interpretative Guide. Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture. Vol. 23. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 190–194. ISBN   9780806131399. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  3. Quint, David (Spring 2007). "Milton's Book of Numbers: Book 1 of Paradise Lost and Its Catalogue". International Journal of the Classical Tradition. 13 (4): 528–549. doi:10.1007/bf02923024. JSTOR   30222176. S2CID   161875103.