Epic
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An extended narrative poem or prose composition recounting the deeds of exemplary figures and foundational events. Its structure often employs formulaic language and episodes suited to performance or recitation.
The Iliad
Homer • Greek
The Odyssey
Homer • Greek
Epic of Gilgamesh
Sin-leqi-unninni • Mesopotamian
Mahabharata
Vyasa • Indian
Ramayana
Valmiki • Indian
Enuma Elish
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Metamorphoses
Ovid • Roman
The Aeneid
Virgil • Roman
Beowulf
Anonymous • Germanic
Journey to the West
Wu Cheng'en • East Asian
Atrahasis
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Shahnameh
Ferdowsi • Persian
The Song of Roland
Anonymous • Germanic
Nibelungenlied
Anonymous • Germanic
Epic of Sundiata
Anonymous • African
Táin Bó Cúailnge
Anonymous • Celtic
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Anonymous • Germanic
Argonautica
Apollonius of Rhodes • Greek
Kalevala
Elias Lönnrot • Slavic
Epic of King Geser
Anonymous • East Asian
Parzival
Wolfram von Eschenbach • Germanic
Harivamsa
Vyasa • Indian
Kumarasambhava
Kalidasa • Indian
The Tale of Igor's Campaign
Anonymous • Slavic