arch. In 8 epopea, -œn. 9 epopeia. [a. mod.L. epopœia, a. Gr. ἐποποιία the making of epics, f. ἐποποιός maker of epics, f. ἔπος (see EPOS) + -ποιος maker.] = EPOPEE 1.
1749. Hurd, Horace’s Art Poetry, Wks. 1811, I. 67. It being more glaringly inconsistent with the genius of the drama to admit of foreign … ornaments, than of the extended Episodical Epopœia.
1756–82. J. Warton, Ess. Pope, I. III. 126. That the action of the epopea be one great and entire.
1782. V. Knox, Ess., II. 384. [Stesichorus] gave to lyric poetry all the solemnity of the Epopœa.
1798. W. Taylor, in Monthly Rev., XXVI. 248. He also wrote a tedious epopea, of which Belisarius is the hero.
1822. Scott, Nigel, Introd. Ep. The plot of a regular and connected epopeia.
