epyllion
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of epyllion
C19: from Greek, diminutive of epos
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Other rhetorical devices cultivated in the epyllion are the long apostrophe, and the sentence or wise saying.
From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Paul William Miller
In the sixty-fourth poem, however, the epyllion which the author of the Ciris clearly had in mind, Catullus used an intricate but by no means balanced form.
From Vergil A Biography by Tenney Frank
The late C. S. Lewis, a few pages before his brilliant discussion of Hero and Leander as an epyllion, refers to Lynche's poem as a "stanzaic novella."
From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Paul William Miller
Either the term "minor epic" or "epyllion" is satisfactory, provided its referent is clear, and accurately described.
From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Paul William Miller
Whether or not there is classical authority for use of the term "epyllion," though a significant point of scholarship, is not the main issue here.
From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Paul William Miller
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