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04/23/24(Tue)13:57:30 No.23316985
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Anonymous 04/23/24(Tue)13:57:30 No.23316985 Archived
What criteria must a modern work fulfill to be considered an "epic"? Does it just have to be really long?
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Anonymous
04/23/24(Tue)14:10:27 No.23317036
Anonymous 04/23/24(Tue)14:10:27 No.23317036
>>23316985
It must be about war in some way, deal with issues of life and death, and not be postmodern.
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Anonymous
04/23/24(Tue)14:23:55 No.23317100
Anonymous 04/23/24(Tue)14:23:55 No.23317100
>>23317036
So Harry Potter can be considered an epic work then?
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Anonymous
04/23/24(Tue)14:25:14 No.23317109
Anonymous 04/23/24(Tue)14:25:14 No.23317109
>>23317100
I mean actual wars, not battles with magic wands and woo woo.
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Anonymous
04/23/24(Tue)14:50:50 No.23317234
Anonymous 04/23/24(Tue)14:50:50 No.23317234
>>23317109
So, is Lord of the Rings is an epic work, or do the wars have to be non-fictional?
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Anonymous
04/23/24(Tue)14:52:23 No.23317246
Anonymous 04/23/24(Tue)14:52:23 No.23317246
>>23317234
You're exhausting to talk to. Good luck.
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Anonymous
04/23/24(Tue)15:15:49 No.23317345
Anonymous 04/23/24(Tue)15:15:49 No.23317345
>>23317246
It was a just asking a question, bro. I wasn't trying to be patronizing.
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