“With several different kinds of poetry to choose from, a man would decide that he would like best to be an epic poet, and he would set out, in conscious determination, on an epic poem.Quote by Lascelles AbercrombieTopics: Quotes about Lascelles AbercrombieShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Traditional matter must be glorified, since it would be easier to listen to the re-creation...#Lascelles Abercrombie
The epic poet has behind him a tradition of matter and a tradition of style;...#Lascelles Abercrombie
There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into...#Lascelles Abercrombie
An epic is not made by piecing together a set of heroic lays, adjusting their...#Lascelles Abercrombie
No poet will ever take the written word as a substitute for the spoken word;...#Lascelles Abercrombie
The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his...#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
