Atsuhiko Yoshida
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Professor of Comparative Mythology, Gakushuin University, Tokyo. Author of Origins of Japanese Myths and others.
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Epic, long narrative poem recounting heroic deeds, although the term has also been loosely used to describe novels, such as Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, and motion pictures, such as Sergey Eisenstein’s Ivan the Terrible. In literary usage, the term encompasses both oral and written compositions.…
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