here are some interesting numbers to crunch:
the epic of gilgamesh: over 3000 lines
beowulf: over 3000 lines
paradise lost: over 10000 lines
the aeneid: over 10000 lines (incomplete)
metamorphoses: over 12000 lines
the odyssey: over 12000 lines
divina commedia: over 14000 lines
the iliad: over 15000 lines
the canterbury tales: over 17000 lines (theres prose inside, though. no idea how they count that. incomplete)
ok theres relli no basis for comparison, especially for the translated works. but owell, if you've ever wondered how epic the epics are.. here are... some interesting numbers!
as a sidenote, maybe i should go read the nibelungenlied...
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