antiepic

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ epic

Noun

antiepic (plural antiepics)

(literature) A literary work challenging the conventions of the epic.
- 2008, Tanya Caldwell, Virgil Made English, page 124:
  John Lewkenor, for example, challenges Virgil and the hierarchies of epic in a Petronius-style antiepic.

Translations

a literary work challenging the conventions of the epic

Portuguese: antiépico m

Adjective

antiepic (comparative more antiepic, superlative most antiepic)

(literature) Challenging the conventions of the epic.

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