Encyclopediabeast epic:beast epic: see bestiary. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on beast epic from Fact Monster:
- bestiary - bestiary bestiary , a type of medieval book that was widely popular, particularly from the 12th to ...
- Reynard the Fox - Reynard the Fox Reynard the Fox , celebrated hero of the medieval beast epics, works predominantly ...
- Nodel - Nodel The lion in the beast-epic called Reynard the Fox. Nodel represents the regal element of ...
- folktale - folktale folktale, general term for any of numerous varieties of traditional narrative. The telling ...
- Bruin - Bruin One of the leaders arrayed against Hudibras. He was Talgol, a Newgate butcher, who obtained a ...
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