EPIC(Sometimes named Heroic Poem)
-Are extended narrative poetry in which a series of heroic accomplishments or situations are addressed at duration.
-A long narrative poems in which the action, characters, and language are on a heroic level and the design is optimistic and even majestic.
SOME OF THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EPIC:
1 . A placing remote over time and place
2 . An objective, lofty, dignified style
3. A central occurrence or number of incidents coping with legendary materials 4. A pattern involving general human challenges
5. A towering hero of great visibility
6. Great strength of body, character or mind
7. Supernatural forces coming into the actions
BIAG NI LAM ANG (Epic of Ilocos Region)
The story times its origins during the Pre-Hispanic period of the Philippines. It truly is one of the greatest epic of the pre-colonial literature of the country. Just like other epics, Biag National insurance Lam-Ang was also given to from technology to technology through Oral Tradition until a man, called Pedro Bukaneg finally transcribed it in 1640 for the first time.
PEDRO BUKANEG was thought to have been thrown by his parents throughout the Abra Riv when continue to an infant as they was impaired. Fortunately, women found him and offered him away to an Augustinian priest. Having been christened since Pedro Bukaneg. He was looked after, loved and was provided for school until he became proficient in Spanish and Samtoy (an Ilocano dialect). He can now thought to be the Father of Ilocano Materials and by his name, we derived the phrase BUKANEGAN, which can be the Ilocano counterpart with the Balagtasan in Tagalog. The storyline is set in the Northern Provinces of the Israel. It is a mix of adventure and romance plus the story involves Lam-Ang, that is a very amazing guy.
SYNOPSIS OF THE IMPRESSIVE:
Story with the Life of Lam-ang, Hubby of Dona Ines Kannoyan, is an Ilokano epic describing the life span story of Don Lam-ang, an underworld being able of wielding various power of the supernatural...
