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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Which reminds me: could a comedy be a true epic? Or do epics have to be dead serious somber overall? Is there room for whimsy in "epic"?
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There's plenty of room for whimsy/comedy in
my definition of epic. Warehouse 13, Eureka, and the various Stargate series all qualify in my book (though maybe not all epic
fantasy).
I recently finished Kage Baker's
The Anvil of the World (first in her Lord Ermenwyr series), and while I didn't get an epic vibe when it began ... I certainly had one by the time it wrapped up. It was definitely humorous, quite satiric and, at times, whimsical.