What is Epic?
Epic A long narrative poem in elevated stature presenting characters of high position in adventures forming an organic whole through their relation to a central heroic figure and through their development of episodes important to the history of a nation or race.
9 characteristic of Epic
1. It opens in medias res.
- Iliad (9th c. BCE) and the Odyssey (9th c. BC), by Homer
② Saxons
③ Angles
3. 기독교의 전래
① AD 597 : 기독교(명랑, 낙천적) St. Augustine
② 문학에 있어서 폭(소재)이 넓어짐.
4. Beowulf(8C경 기록) ==> heroic ideal(영웅적 이상), kingship
① 배경 : South스웨덴
② 대상 : German조상
③ 언어학적 차원 : Old English사용
④ 전통적 ; 앵글로-색슨족(종교문학)
narrow sense-the study and imitation of the Latin classics-and in its broad sense-the affirmation of the secular, in addition to the otherworldly, concerns of people. These forces produced during the reign (1558-1603) of Elizabeth I one of the most fruitful eras in literary history.
The energy of Englands writers matched that of its mariners and merchants. Accounts by men such as Richard Hakluyt,
student of classics.
In 1650, went up to Trinity College, Cambridge.
In 1654, obtained his BA, graduating top of the list for Trinity. In June, father died
Moved to London around 1657, worked with Cromwell’s Secretary of State, John Thurloe.
Presented at the Lord Protector Cromwell’s funeral on 23 Nov 1658, first gained notice with “Heroic Stanzas” written in 1659.
narrative, style
- Maverick brought heyday in Korean cinema: ended with Na’s death in 1937
- Filmmakers, Actors flew to Shanghai: Jin Yan(김염), Heo Young(Dr.Hu Yung)
Controversial Issues in Korean Silent Films
- Public awareness of drastic social changes
- Shinpa melodrama: female characters abandoning Confucian ideology and values
crucial impact and long-time influ