单词 | epyllion |
释义 | epyllion/ɪˈpɪlɪən![]() noun (plural epyllia /ɪˈpɪlɪə/ /ɛˈpɪlɪə/) A narrative poem that resembles an epic poem in style, but which is notably shorter.This meditation is complicated by the fact that 'Lucrece' is an epyllion, a hybrid genre characterized both by its deployment of vivid description and by its treatment of epic subjects....
OriginLate 19th century: from Greek epullion, diminutive of epos 'word, song', from eipein 'say'. Rhymes |
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