Author(s)

Sun Jingjing

Corresponding Author

Sun Jingjing

Abstract

The epic is a mark of a major historical event and heroic performance in the early period of the nation. Although it has deeper mythological thinking, it is still an exhibition hall of the early spirit of the nation and an important cultural asset of the national spirit. In the history of world literature, many ancient countries in ancient Greece, India, and Europe have excellent long epics. The heroic epic is the leader in the medieval literary world in Europe. Its subject matter includes (war, hero, religion). It inherits the tradition of ancient epic depiction and transcends tradition. It indicates the new direction of the development of literary subject matter and becomes European literature. By analyzing the subject matter of medieval epics, this paper can further understand the development of European literature and objectively evaluate the status of medieval literature in the history of European literature.

Keywords

Middle Ages, Homer's epic, Subject matter, Epic study, Inheritance