Lascelles Abercrombie: The epic poet has behind him a tradition of matter and a tradition of style; and that is what every other poet has behind him too; only, for the epic poet, tradition is rather narrower, rather more strictly compelling.

The epic poet has behind him a tradition of matter and a tradition of style; and that is what every other poet has behind him too; only, for the epic poet, tradition is rather narrower, rather more strictly compelling.

-- Lascelles Abercrombie


		Name: Lascelles Abercrombie Type: Poet Nationality: British Birth: January 9, 1881 Death: October 27, 1938

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