Epic Poetry

1. Examples

1.1. Iliad

1.2. Odyssey

1.3. Aeneid

1.4. Paradise Lost

2. Epic Hero

2.1. Larger than life

2.2. Much different from the modern hero

3. Authors

3.1. Homer

3.2. Virgil

3.3. Milton

4. Characteristics

4.1. Long!

4.2. Begins in medias res

4.3. Presents the values and accomplishments of a culture