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epic literature

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epic literature

Summary

epic literature is a literary mode[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • epic literature's instance of is recorded as literary mode[3].
  • epic poem is named after epic literature[4].
  • epic literature is a type of literary work[5].
  • epic literature is a type of epic[6].
  • epic literature's said to be the same as is recorded as epic poem[7].
  • epic literature's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Epics[8].
  • epic literature's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Epic poetry[9].
  • epic literature's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • epic literature's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[11].
  • epic literature's different from is recorded as epic[12].

Body

Definition and Type

epic literature's instance of is recorded as literary mode[3]. Recorded subclass of include literary work[5] and epic[6].

Origins

epic poem is named after epic literature[4].

Why It Matters

epic literature has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Aeneid Brisingr literary work Nibelungenlied Pan Tadeusz Publius Papinius Statius The Metamorphosis

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0010080-epika
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0010080-epika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259473|batch #259473]]"
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