beast epic
noun
a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and follies.
Origin of beast epic
1First recorded in 1885–90
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How to use beast epic in a sentence
The tales that Joel Chandler Harris has assembled in this collection constitute a most charming and usable beast-epic.
Literature in the Elementary School | Porter Lander MacClintockBortell, the bull, in the beast-epic called Reynard the Fox .
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.Bru´in, the name of the bear, in the beast-epic called Reynard the Fox.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.Copple, the hen killed by Reynard, in the beast-epic called Reynard the Fox .
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.Isengrim, ī′sen-grim, n. the name of the wolf in the famous beast-epic of Reynard the Fox.
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