“Traditional matter must be glorified, since it would be easier to listen to the re-creation of familiar stories than to quite new and unexpected things; the listeners, we must remember, needed poetry chiefly as the re-creation of tired hours.Quote by Lascelles AbercrombieTopics: Quotes about Lascelles AbercrombieShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
The epic poet has behind him a tradition of matter and a tradition of style;...#Lascelles Abercrombie
But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process...#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
Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to...#Lascelles Abercrombie
The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his...#Lascelles Abercrombie
