By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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With several different kinds of poetry to choose from, a man would decide that he would like best to be an epic poet, and he would set out, in conscious determination, on an epic poem.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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