epyllion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπύλλιον (epúllion). The term was first used in the nineteenth century.
Noun
epyllion (plural epyllia or epyllions)
- (literary) A "little epic".
- (literary) A brief narrative poem with a romantic or mythological theme.
Usage notes
It refers primarily to the type of erotic and mythological long elegy of which Ovid remains the master; to a lesser degree, the term includes some poems of the English Renaissance, particularly those influenced by Ovid. An example of a classical epyllion may be seen in the story of Nisus and Euryalus in Book IX of The Aeneid.
Translations
little epic poem
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See also
Epic poetry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
