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| LitCourse 2 The Novel: A mirror of the world |
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How the Novel Got Its Groove Epic poems: long poetic tales of gods and mythical heroes, recited from memory by traveling bards, later taking written form. (Homer's The Odyssey.)
Drama: growing out of religious ritual (it is believed) also taking poetic and, eventually, written form. (Sophocles's Oedipus Rex.) |
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