Beast Epic

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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A genre beginning with Aesop's fables (6th century BC) and common in the middle ages. It comprises a sequence of tales (beast fables) about animals with human characteristics which were intended to be read allegorically.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Beast Epic". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=112, accessed 28 March 2024.]

112 Beast Epic 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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