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<journal-id>2215-2636</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Káñina]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Káñina]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-2636</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2215-26362016000300149</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rk.v40i3.29174</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Épica: definiciones enciclopédicas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epic: encyclopedic definitions]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morales Harley]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2016</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<fpage>149</fpage>
<lpage>157</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-26362016000300149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-26362016000300149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-26362016000300149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Es posible afirmar que la Ilíada es un texto épico porque el término épica, de origen griego, se acuña para designar un género literario griego. En el caso del Mah&#257;bh&#257;rata no se emplea originalmente el término épica, pero sus características apuntan igualmente a este género literario. El propósito de este trabajo es contrastar la definición griega de épica con la definición sánscrita de épica. Para ello, se efectúa un estudio léxico: en griego, &#7956;&#960;&#959;&#962;; en sánscrito, sm&#7771;ti, itih&#257;sa, mah&#257;k&#257;vya, g&#257;tha. Además, se ofrecen ejemplos tomados de las obras literarias. El resultado de la investigación es que algunas características se repiten en ambas definiciones: héroe, métrica, epítetos, símiles, catálogos, discursos, mitos. No obstante, el orden narrativo, el narrador, la participación de los dioses y los valores difieren de una cultura a otra.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract It is possible to affirm that the Iliad is an epic text because the term epic, of Greek origin, is coined to designate a Greek literary genre. In the case of the Mah&#257;bh&#257;rata the term epic is not the one originally used, but its characteristics also point towards this literary genre. The purpose of this paper is to contrast the Greek definition of epic with the Sanskrit definition of epic. To that end, it carries out a lexical study: in Greek, &#7956;&#960;&#959;&#962;; in Sanskrit, sm&#7771;ti, itih&#257;sa, mah&#257;k&#257;vya, g&#257;tha. Besides, it offers examples driven from the literary works. The result of the research is that some of the characteristics are repeated in both definitions: hero, metrics, similes, catalogs, speeches, myths. Nonetheless, the narrative order, the narrator, the gods&#8217; involvement, and the values differ from one culture to another.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[épica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[léxico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[literatura griega]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[literatura sánscrita]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Epic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lexicon]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Greek Literature]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sanskrit Literature]]></kwd>
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