For millennia, the epic poems of Homer have profoundly shaped Western literature and thought with their timeless tales of ...

James McWilliams answers questions about Frank Stanford in a compelling, readable biography full of exquisite, yet not ...

This new translation of the ancient epic poem drags it kicking and screaming into the 21st century, giving us tales of blood, guts and glory told as if over beers in a loud sports bar.

As Toby Barlow points out, epic poetry all but died out some time ago, and there hasn't been any hint that it's coming back. So for someone who works in advertising (he handles the Ford Motor Co ...

Roque Raquel Salas Rivera’s epic poem “Algarabía” follows the journey of its protagonist, Cenex, on the Isle of Algarabía, a fantastical projection of Puerto Rico, referred to in the poem ...

If ever a work of art merited comparison with epic poetry, "The Battle of Issus" is it. Albrecht Altdorfer's depiction of the moment in 333 B.C. when Alexander the Great routed Darius III for ...