Medieval epicity and the deconstruction of classical epic
Wim Verbaal
In the literary history of epic poetry medieval Latin epics do not very often appear. Poems that conform to epical standards seem rare or even absent. Simultaneously, however, vernacular flourishes and is recognised as such. For reason, one might wonder if apparent absence rather due scholars’ eyes perhaps are too much preconditioned by a classicist understanding ‘epicity’. This contribution wants open up discussion presenting epicity specific conscious way dealing with classical models, more based upon deconstruction recreation than on imitation normative models.
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