“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
It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become...#Lascelles Abercrombie
Traditional matter must be glorified, since it would be easier to listen to the re-creation...#Lascelles Abercrombie
Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to...#Lascelles Abercrombie
The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.#Lascelles Abercrombie
No poet will ever take the written word as a substitute for the spoken word;...#Lascelles Abercrombie
For the stage displays the first vigorous expression, as the natural thing and without conspicuous...#Lascelles Abercrombie
But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process...#Lascelles Abercrombie
