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Aeneas
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Aeneas The hero of the
Aeneid, the epic poem in
Latin by Virgil. The name was indeed well known in the ...
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Epic poem translates into rich adventure
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Epic poem translates into rich adventure By DUANE DUDEK Journal Sentinel film critic Friday, April 13, 2001 It's not that Asian countries have suddenly started making films; it's that Western distributors and exhibitors -- perhaps encouraged by the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" -- are
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The prose and cons of spoken verse on stage
Daily Mail
; Two Graves (Pleasance Dome) Verdict: Cockney epic poem Improbable Frequency (Traverse Theatre) Verdict: Twirling verse in Forties' Dublin IT'S been an age since verse on stage, but here two shows have ditched the prose. . . Sorry about that, but the rhyming business is catchy. Verse makes a strong
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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The prose and cons of spoken verse on stage.(Theater review)
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: QUENTIN LETTS Two Graves (Pleasance Dome) Verdict: Cockney epic poem Improbable Frequency (Traverse Theatre) Verdict: Twirling verse in Forties' Dublin IT'S been an age since verse on stage, but here two shows have ditched the prose. . . Sorry about that, but the rhyming business is catchy.
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 "The Economist (US)")
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A time of heroes. (reintroduction of local heroes to countries in Central Asia now that Soviet domination is ended)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US)
; THE countries of Central Asia are rediscovering their old heroes. Last month Kazakhstan celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Abai, father of Kazakh literature, and Kirgizstan feted 1,000 presumed years of an epic poem about a warrior called Manas. Next year Uzbekistan toasts the 660th
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Burgess byrning. (reflections on author Anthony Burgess' posthumously published epic poem, 'Byrne')
The New Leader
; Anthony Burgess' posthumously issued final work turns out to be an epic poem called Byrne (Carroll & Graf, 150 pp., $20.00). This comes as a surprise, for during most of his remarkable career he distinguished himself as a prolific fiction writer, critic and journalist. By his death in 1993, at
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'Beowulf' always evolving; MU professor finds epic's retelling on film different but entertaining
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ... about his reaction to the film, go to www.jsonline.com/links/. Copyright 2007, Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved. (Note: This notice does not apply to those news items already copyrighted and received through wire services or other media.)
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Manas from heaven.(Kyrgyzstan and the epic poem 'Manas')(Cross Current)
History Today
; A national week-long festival at the end of August will be the highlight of a year of aspirations for the people of Kyrgyzstan. The United Nations has designated 1995 as 'the year of the celebration of the millennium of the Kyrgyz national epic, Manas'. If that sounds something of a mouthful, so is
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(book reviews)
The New Leader
; Anthony Burgess's posthumously issued final work turns out to be an epic poem called Byrne (Carroll & Graf, 150 pp., $20.00). This comes as a surprise, for during most of his remarkable career he distinguished himself as a prolific fiction writer, critic and journalist. By his death in 1993, at
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(movie reviews)
Variety
; NBC, SUN. MAY 18, MON. MAY 19, 9 P.M. Filmed in Turkey, Malta and at Shepperton Studios, England, by Hallmark Entertainment Prods. and American Zoetrope. Executive producers, Robert Halmi Sr., Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs, Nicholas Meyer; producer, Dyson Lovell; director, Andrei Konchalovsky;
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Epic remembrance of the Alamo
Chicago Sun-Times
; The Alamo An Epic. By Michael Lind. Houghton Mifflin. $25. Although the epic poem holds pride of place in literature - the Babylonian "Epic of Gilgamesh" dates from about 2000 BC - its literary stature has been much reduced. Our times are more notable for protesting than for singing of arms and the
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