“The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but a very circumscribed and not very important heroic age.Quote by Lascelles AbercrombieTopics: Quotes about Lascelles AbercrombieShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as...#Lascelles Abercrombie
The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals;...#Lascelles Abercrombie
The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his...#Lascelles Abercrombie
There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into...#Lascelles Abercrombie
But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation,...#Lascelles Abercrombie
The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.#Lascelles Abercrombie
An epic is not made by piecing together a set of heroic lays, adjusting their...#Lascelles Abercrombie
