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Ep 14 - What is an Epic Poem?
About this Episode
In episode 14 (episode 2 of Season 2), Daniel Foucachon and Joe Carlson continue the discussion of epic poetry by defining an epic poem.
They begin by discussing the four genres of literature based on Dr. Louise Cowan's genre theory (Epic, Tragedy, Comedy, and Lyric), and then the four elements that make up an Epic, which functions as Cosmopoesis through:
- Expansion of Space
- Expansion of Time
- Harmony of Opposites
- Fulfillment in the Eschaton
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