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Humour in Epic – As a genre about heroes, gods, power, warfare and empire, since ancient times epic has been categorised as a serious genre. However, my book questions what we should do with the obvious moments of levity found in these poems. Are we expected to laugh along with (or at) the characters and the narrator? And should rethink our expectations and definitions of the epic model?