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[edit] "Invention" of Epic Poetry?

I've been updating references to the Epic page. The link here is in reference to the Greeks inventing the form. Did the creators of the Hindi Epics pick them from the Greeks or is that a different form? Just curious - and want things to be accurate. John (Jwy) 22:54, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't the Homeric Hymns be part of a page on Ancient Greek literature? 128.220.30.86 08:04, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ancient Greek litterature was not written

I agree definitly with the clear cut ideas of this article. Western litterature being foot note commentaries on transcriptions of ancient greek poetry. But those transcriptions occured very late, in classical greece, and very few scholar now defend the idea that writing was at all involved in the ways of composing, displaying and transmitting meters until the fourth century AD. The result is that we comment by writs oral compositions, we entirely depends on analphabets to be litterate. And the clear cut idea becomes sharp but quite abashing. I have no idea of the consequence of this; but we definitly cannot talk of ancient greek writers and writings, all is oral composition, the physicians included. The first poet to write is Sophoclès, the reason why he was so scorned by the defenders of Aristophanes, Eschyles, and Euripides. And tragedy is dead after him.

PHARNABAZE —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.123.179.67 (talk) 13:04, 1 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] A gap in this page

This page does not mention Christian literature in Koine Greek (the word Koine doesn't even appear on this page!), including the New Testament and the writings of various Church Fathers. I'll see what I can find to get the ball rolling, but I'm no literature expert so I'll need help. —Angr 14:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

This is an interesting topic. Generally religious and mystery literature does not get included as literature because at the time it appealed to a sectarian audience. While it would be interesting to relate the rhetoric of the New Testament to its classical antecedents, wouldn't that be more appropriate in a seperate article on early christian writings? Also, There wold be a risk of sectarian focus on texts that were canonized at nicaea when these represented only a fraction of the genere and they were not the only popular texts. This is worth looking into, but carefully. --CRATYLUS22 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.42.143.168 (talk) 02:04, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
But I wasn't only talking about religious literature; I meant there's nothing about Koine literature here at all! However, I confess I haven't done anything towards finding out more about Koine literature since adding that message all those months ago. —Angr 05:26, 15 November 2007 (UTC)