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61Latin American literature — Introduction the national literatures of the Spanish speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it also includes the literary expression of the highly developed American Indian civilizations conquered by the Spaniards. Over …
62epic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. heroic, majestic, elevated, noble; Homeric, Virgilian; larger than life, on a grand scale. See greatness. n. saga, edda; epos, tale; rhapsody, eulogy. See poetry, writing. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn …
63Waltharius — ▪ Latin poem a Latin heroic poem of the 9th or 10th century dealing with Germanic hero legend. Its author was once thought to be the Swiss monk Ekkehard I the Elder (d. 973), but research since 1941 has determined that the author was… …
64Portuguese Literature — • The Portuguese language was developed gradually from the lingua rustica spoken in the countries which formed part of the Roman Empire . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Portuguese Literature Portuguese Li …
65Nibelungenlied — The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild s revenge. The… …
66Butler, Samuel — I born Dec. 4, 1835, Langar Rectory, Nottinghamshire, Eng. died June 18, 1902, London British novelist, essayist, and critic. Descended from distinguished clergymen, he grappled for many years with Christianity and evolution, first embracing,… …
67Deor — ▪ Old English poem also called Deor s Lament Old English heroic poem of 42 lines, one of the two surviving Old English poems to have a refrain. (The other is the fragmentary “Wulf and Eadwacer.”) It is the complaint of a scop (minstrel) …
68Y Gododdin — Esta página del Libro de Aneirin muestra la primera parte del texto añadido por el Escriba B. Y Gododdin (pronunciado /ə gɔ dɔðɪn/) es un poema galés medieval formado por una serie de elegías a los hombres del reino britano de Gododdin y sus… …
69epic — 1. noun 1) the epics of Homer Syn: heroic poem; story, saga, legend, romance, chronicle, myth, fable, tale 2) a big Hollywood epic Syn: long film; informal blockbuster 2. adjective 1) …
70Ignacy Krasicki — Infobox Person name =Ignacy Krasicki image size =200px caption =Portrait by Per Kraft, 1767. National Museum, Warsaw. birth date =birth date|1735|2|3|mf=y, birth place =Dubiecko, Galicia. death date =death date and age|1801|3|14|1735|2|3|mf=y,… …
