... Olds, create a unifying link between disparate worlds and immortalize an otherwise ephemeral aspect of life. Lyric poetry in the western tradition originates approximately in the 17th century B.C.E. (Santos 19). Homer's Iliad established the prominence of the epic. Although epic poetry and lyric poetry were cohabitants of ancient literature, epic poetry had a public dominance with its emphasis on legend, myth, and masculine ... ...

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