epicaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɛpᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˈɛpəkəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin epicus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin epicus epic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier epic adj., and (with use as noun) epic n.

A. adj.

1. Characteristic of an epic; resembling the style or the subjects of epic poetry; grand in scale or ambition. Cf. epic adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [adjective] > epic or heroic > as described in epic poetry

epic1652

epical1668

1668 T. Sprat Life Cowley in Wks. sig. c2 Those that excelled in Odes and Songs, in the Comical, Tragical, Epical, Elegiacal, or Satyrical way.

1767 Crit. Rev. July 47 I cud study the manners of thae fôk [sc. the Cherokees and Chactaws o' North America]; which I'm tald are highly epical, and sae I wad e'en write a new original epic poem.

1838 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 281 The simple epical accumulation of sentences.

1853 F. W. Newman tr. Horace Odes 27 The rhythm is vigorous and simple, in some sense epical.

1870 Literary World 29 Apr. 408/2 Arthur fails as an epical hero.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) 14 The great figure of the Poet..and the equally remarkable Preacher..give a certain historical and epical form to the narrative.

1946 Armenian Q. Spring 13 His [sc. Heraclius's] invasion of Persia proper in 627, his victory before Nineveh,..the Persian residence on the 6th of January 628, are epical feats, familiar to all.

1956 College Eng. 17 319 Its profoundly epical quality cannot be realized from representative scenes.

1988 R. B. Browne Spirit of Austral. i. 17 The authors are concerned with the hero in epical battles.

2007 N.Y. Times 23 Dec. a37/3 Their audience was small; their message was epical.

2. Of a poem or other work: belonging to the epic genre; of the nature of an epic. Also: designating an epic poet. Cf. epic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [adjective] > epic or heroic

heroical?1521

heroica1586

epic1589

epical1694

1694 W. Wotton Refl. Anc. & Mod. Learning iii. 32 It [sc. Latin] had a Majestick Gravity, derived from the People themselves who spoke it; which made it proper for Philosophical and Epical Poems.

1708 Flight of Pretender Pref. p. iii The Design being Romantick, it was fitting the Poem should be Epical, at least if not Heroical.

1810 N. A. Vigors Inq. Nature & Extent Poetick Licence iii. 91 Nor does the decided superiority..terminate in favour of the epical poet, merely with the advantages just enumerated.

a1832 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 565/1 The Epical poetry of the Hebrews.

1850 J. S. Blackie in tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. Pref. 32 A high-toned epical narrative.

1884 Sat. Rev. 26 July 119/1 If it is perfectly easy to make out the plot in From Convent to Altar and almost impossible in Goddess Fortune, the reason may perhaps be that the former is not an ‘epical’ novel.

1920 J. Fitzmaurice-Kelly Cambr. Readings Spanish Lit. Pref. p. vi The new ametrical theories concerning Spanish epical verse are undiscussed.

1952 News from behind Iron Curtain Nov. 43/1 A documentary has the right to be epical and therefore epical films must be produced.

2004 W. L. Phelps Ess. on Russ. Novelists ii. 22 It has been called an epical poem in the manner of Homer.

B. n.

With the. That which is epic; the epic form or genre. Cf. epic n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [noun] > epic poem > collectively

epos1835

epical1870

1870 Putnam's Mag. July 84/2 Symbol and allegory are means only for the great ones, as the epical is an aim only for the greatest man.

1882 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 425/2 A form of poetry more elastic than either the epical or the dramatic.

1961 Univ. Toronto Q. Jan. 163 Dobell thought that an account of the highest literary form—the epical—was tantamount to a description of poetry as a whole.

1972 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 30 390/1 Emil Staiger's Grundbegriffe der Poetik (1946)..seeks to coordinate the lyrical with the past tense, the epical with the present tense, and the dramatic with the future tense.

2005 Contemp. Lit. 46 102 The epical of whatever stripe—whether gains and victory or losses and defeat—is the megalomaniac's narcotic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epical
释义	epicaladj.n. Brit. /ˈɛpᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈɛpəkəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin epicus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin epicus epic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier epic adj., and (with use as noun) epic n. A. adj. 1. Characteristic of an epic; resembling the style or the subjects of epic poetry; grand in scale or ambition. Cf. epic adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [adjective] > epic or heroic > as described in epic poetry epic1652 epical1668 1668 T. Sprat Life Cowley in Wks. sig. c2 Those that excelled in Odes and Songs, in the Comical, Tragical, Epical, Elegiacal, or Satyrical way. 1767 Crit. Rev. July 47 I cud study the manners of thae fôk [sc. the Cherokees and Chactaws o' North America]; which I'm tald are highly epical, and sae I wad e'en write a new original epic poem. 1838 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 281 The simple epical accumulation of sentences. 1853 F. W. Newman tr. Horace Odes 27 The rhythm is vigorous and simple, in some sense epical. 1870 Literary World 29 Apr. 408/2 Arthur fails as an epical hero. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) 14 The great figure of the Poet..and the equally remarkable Preacher..give a certain historical and epical form to the narrative. 1946 Armenian Q. Spring 13 His [sc. Heraclius's] invasion of Persia proper in 627, his victory before Nineveh,..the Persian residence on the 6th of January 628, are epical feats, familiar to all. 1956 College Eng. 17 319 Its profoundly epical quality cannot be realized from representative scenes. 1988 R. B. Browne Spirit of Austral. i. 17 The authors are concerned with the hero in epical battles. 2007 N.Y. Times 23 Dec. a37/3 Their audience was small; their message was epical. 2. Of a poem or other work: belonging to the epic genre; of the nature of an epic. Also: designating an epic poet. Cf. epic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [adjective] > epic or heroic heroical?1521 heroica1586 epic1589 epical1694 1694 W. Wotton Refl. Anc. & Mod. Learning iii. 32 It [sc. Latin] had a Majestick Gravity, derived from the People themselves who spoke it; which made it proper for Philosophical and Epical Poems. 1708 Flight of Pretender Pref. p. iii The Design being Romantick, it was fitting the Poem should be Epical, at least if not Heroical. 1810 N. A. Vigors Inq. Nature & Extent Poetick Licence iii. 91 Nor does the decided superiority..terminate in favour of the epical poet, merely with the advantages just enumerated. a1832 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 565/1 The Epical poetry of the Hebrews. 1850 J. S. Blackie in tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. Pref. 32 A high-toned epical narrative. 1884 Sat. Rev. 26 July 119/1 If it is perfectly easy to make out the plot in From Convent to Altar and almost impossible in Goddess Fortune, the reason may perhaps be that the former is not an ‘epical’ novel. 1920 J. Fitzmaurice-Kelly Cambr. Readings Spanish Lit. Pref. p. vi The new ametrical theories concerning Spanish epical verse are undiscussed. 1952 News from behind Iron Curtain Nov. 43/1 A documentary has the right to be epical and therefore epical films must be produced. 2004 W. L. Phelps Ess. on Russ. Novelists ii. 22 It has been called an epical poem in the manner of Homer. B. n. With the. That which is epic; the epic form or genre. Cf. epic n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [noun] > epic poem > collectively epos1835 epical1870 1870 Putnam's Mag. July 84/2 Symbol and allegory are means only for the great ones, as the epical is an aim only for the greatest man. 1882 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 425/2 A form of poetry more elastic than either the epical or the dramatic. 1961 Univ. Toronto Q. Jan. 163 Dobell thought that an account of the highest literary form—the epical—was tantamount to a description of poetry as a whole. 1972 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 30 390/1 Emil Staiger's Grundbegriffe der Poetik (1946)..seeks to coordinate the lyrical with the past tense, the epical with the present tense, and the dramatic with the future tense. 2005 Contemp. Lit. 46 102 The epical of whatever stripe—whether gains and victory or losses and defeat—is the megalomaniac's narcotic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1668
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