Translations for mock-heroic in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mock-heroic [Am ˌmɑk(h)əˈroʊɪk, Brit mɒkhɪˈrəʊɪk] ADJ

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mock-heroic

heroicoburlesco

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In this, the term was often used interchangeably with pastiche, parody, and the 17th and 18th century genre of the mock-heroic. en.wikipedia.org

Originally used for long poems on heroic themes, it later came to be popular in the writing of mock-heroic works. en.wikipedia.org

In this piece, the rules of heroic poetry could be inverted for the proper mock-heroic. en.wikipedia.org

The new mock-heroic poem accepted the same metre, vocabulary, rhetoric of the epics. en.wikipedia.org

Additionally, the age also developed the mock-heroic couplet. en.wikipedia.org

He also pioneered the mock-heroic. en.wikipedia.org

This formal indication of satire proved to separate one form of mock-heroic from the others. en.wikipedia.org

At the same time, the mock-heroic was at its zenith. en.wikipedia.org

Additionally, there were a few attempts at a mock-heroic novel. en.wikipedia.org

In this play, the author himself becomes a major target for the play's mock-heroic humour. en.wikipedia.org

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