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Definition of épopée
1. n. An epic poem; epic poetry.
Definition of épopée
1. Noun. (rare literary) an epic, saga ¹
2. Noun. (alternative form of epopee) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of épopée
1. an epic poem [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of épopée
Literary usage of épopée
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature by Friedrich Bouterwek (1823)
"... without whose laborious explanations it would have been unintelligible to
foreign readers.t OBSTACLES TO THE IMITATION OF THE ROMANTIC EPOPEE IN SPAIN-. ..."
2. English Poetry (1170-1892) by John Matthews Manley, Manly, John Matthews, 1865-1940 (1907)
"Some fine examples of the epopee To prove its grand ingredient is ennui. 776 We
learn from Horace, "Homer sometimes sleeps"; We feel without him, ..."
3. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest. With by William Smith (1897)
"Importance of the subject. ballads preparatory to the Epopee. in which the Iliad
and the Odyssey were included. 8 4. Diversify of opinions respecting the ..."
4. The Literary Movement in France During the Nineteenth Century by Georges Pellissier (1897)
"Indeed, these so diverse faculties of a genius rich and fertile above all others
have made Notre-Dame a wonderful epopee of the middle ages and Gothic art, ..."
5. Review of Historical Publications Relating to Canada by University of Toronto (1902)
"Notre Epopee Coloniale* is a huge volume issued in popular form to appeal to the
prevailing colonial aspirations in France. It is a copiously illustrated ..."
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