Abstract philosophy, concrete science and barren theology remain arid and unemotional discourses even in the epics of Dante and Milton.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
The stories about Troy were first told in prose; next they were sung in ballads; then they were combined into epics.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
epics and ballads are cited in proof of this.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell