antiepic
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
antiepic (plural antiepics)
- (literature) A literary work challenging the conventions of the epic.
- 2008, Tanya Caldwell, Virgil Made English, page 124:
- John Lewkenor, for example, challenges Virgil and the hierarchies of epic in a Petronius-style antiepic.
Translations edit
a literary work challenging the conventions of the epic
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Adjective edit
antiepic (comparative more antiepic, superlative most antiepic)
- (literature) Challenging the conventions of the epic.