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epyllion [ɪˈpɪlɪən]

n pl -lia [-lɪə]

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a miniature epic

[from Greek, diminutive of epos]

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Alexandrianism Greece and Greeks literature			Comparison and contrast of the two epyllions nonetheless help us define the distinctive gifts and "divergent artistic aims" (57) of both authors. Shakespeare's Marlowe: The Influence of Christopher Marlowe on ... by Forker, Charles R. / Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England Brown's treatment of Nashe is illuminating, but the following chapter on the epyllion (at nearly twice the length) is considerably more ambitious. Redefining Elizabethan Literature by van Es, Bart / Shakespeare Studies The narrative poem "Sarca" represents an early example of the minor epic, or epyllion, in Renaissance literature and demonstrates perhaps better than any of the other poems Bembo's skill in composing Latin poetry. Lyric Poetry, Etna by Blanchard, Scott W. / Renaissance Quarterly			eps epsilon Epsilon Aurigae epsilon toxin Epsom Epsom and Ewell Epsom salts Epsomite Epstein Epstein-Barr virus eptatretus Eptesicus Eptesicus fuscus Eptesicus serotinus EPU Epulary Epulation epulis Epulose epulosis Epulosity epulotic Epuration Epure Epworth League epyllion EPZ EQ eq. EQC Equability equable Equableness equably Equador laurel equal equal area projection Equal decrement of life Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Equal Opportunities Commission equal opportunity equal pay equal protection of the laws equal sign equal temperament equal to equal(s) sign equal-area equal-area map projection equal-area projection equali			Epworth League Epworth Poltergeist Epworth Sleepiness Scale Epworth Sleepiness Scale Epworth United Methodist Church EPWP EPWPCOA EPWR EPWRF EPWS EPWSC EPWSD EPWSTAT EPWT EPWU EPX EPXMA EPXMA EPXS EPY EPYC EPYCS EPYDC EPYLA epyllia epyllion EPYMT Epynomous Epynomous Epynomous EPYSA EPYSO EPYTC EPZ EPZ EPZA EPZC EPZD EPZDA Epzicom EPZLWF EPZS eq eq eq eq eq EQ&S eq. EQ2 EQ5 EQ6 EQA EQAA EQAADT EQAB

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