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beast epic

medieval literary form consisting of a series of linked stories grouped around animal characters and often presenting satirical comment on the church or court by means of human qualities attributed to beast characters
Intangible literary_genre Q102260188
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beast epic

Summary

beast epic is a literary genre[1].

Key Facts

  • beast epic's instance of is recorded as literary genre[2].
  • beast epic's subclass of is recorded as narrative poetry[3].
  • beast epic's subclass of is recorded as satirical poetry[4].
  • beast epic's described at URL is recorded as https://www.britannica.com/art/beast-epic[5].
  • beast epic's described at URL is recorded as https://www.dictionary.com/browse/beast-epic[6].
  • beast epic's described at URL is recorded as https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beast%20epic[7].
  • beast epic's described at URL is recorded as https://medieval_literature.enacademic.com/63/beast_epic[8].
  • beast epic's described at URL is recorded as https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=112[9].
  • beast epic's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as art/beast-epic[10].
  • beast epic's different from is recorded as beast fable[11].
  • beast epic's Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms ID is recorded as gf2020026038[12].
  • beast epic's Krugosvet article is recorded as kultura_i_obrazovanie/literatura/ZHIVOTNI_EPOS.html[13].
  • beast epic's Concise Literary Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 2-9331[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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