Different kinds of epics

Answer 1

Epics are long, narrative poems of a serious subject that contain heroic deeds and events. Different kinds are primary or original epics. Also epyllion which is a little epic.

Answer 2

There are two main types of epics: primary/primary epics and secondary/secondary epics. Primary epics are considered to be of oral tradition and are usually of unknown authorship, such as the "Epic of Gilgamesh" or the "Iliad." Secondary epics are literary epics, consciously imitating the traditional form of primary epics, such as "The Aeneid" or "Paradise Lost."