Exegesis of the Epic
Dylan's foreshadow ruminations and reflection on the nature of the modern epic are available for perusal and comment. The wise among you would do well to partake, keeping in mind this caution from Pope:
from"Essay on Criticism" Alexander Pope A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again.
