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This is a list of epic poems.

Ancient epics (to AD 500)

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Before the 8th century BC

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8th to 6th centuries BC

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5th to 4th centuries BC

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3rd century BC

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2nd century BC

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1st century BC

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1st century AD

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2nd century

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2nd to 5th centuries

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3rd to 4th centuries

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4th century

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5th century

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Medieval epics (500–1500)

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6th century

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7th century

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8th to 10th centuries

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11th century

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The Knight in the Panther's Skin by Shota Rustaveli, one of the greatest Georgian poets.

12th century

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13th century

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14th century

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15th century

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Modern epics (from 1500)

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16th century

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17th century

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18th century

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19th century

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20th century

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21st century

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Other epics

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References

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  1. ^ According to that article, world folk epics are those that are not just literary masterpieces, but also an integral part of the world view of a people, originally oral, later written down by one or several authors.
  2. ^ Fallon, Oliver. Bhatti's Poem: The Death of Rávana (Bhaṭṭikāvya). New York 2009: Clay Sanskrit Library, [1] Archived 2019-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. ISBN 978-0-8147-2778-2.
  3. ^ Terjanian, Pierre; Bayer, Andrea; Brandow, Adam B.; Demets, Lisa; Kirchhoff, Chassica; Krause, Stefan; Messling, Guido; Morrison, Elizabeth; Nogueira, Alison Manges; Pfaffenbichler, Matthias; Sandbichler, Veronika; Scheffer, Delia; Scholz, Peter; Sila, Roland; Silver, Larry; Spira, Freyda; Wlattnig, Robert; Wolf, Barbara; Zenz, Christina (2 October 2019). The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-1-58839-674-7. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ Sofroniou, Andreas. PHILOLOGY, CONCEPTS OF EUROPEAN LITERATURE. Lulu.com. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-291-49148-7. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. ^ Michaud, Claude (1996). "Hispania- Austria. Die Katholischen Könige, Maximilian I. und die Anfänge der Casa de Austria in Spanien/Los Reyes Catolicos, Maximiliano I. y los inicios de la Casa de Austria en España". Revue d'Histoire Moderne & Contemporaine. 43 (2): 371–373. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. ^ Roberts, Thomas Duval (1967). Area Handbook for Laos. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 125. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ "The Lusiads". World Digital Library. 1800–1882. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  8. ^ Phan, Đăng Nhật (2001). Nghiên cứu sử thi Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Khoa học xã hội. p. 292. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  9. ^ học (Vietnam), Viện văn (1988). Đam Săn: sử thi Ê-đê (in Vietnamese). Khoa học xã hội. p. 9. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  10. ^ Pender, Patricia (2012). Early Modern Women's Writing and the Rhetoric of Modesty. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 166. ISBN 9781137008015.
  11. ^ Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk (2009). "The Career of Khun Chang Khun Phaen" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society. 97: 1–42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  12. ^ a b Stephen Greenblatt et al. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, volume D, 9th edition (Norton, 2012)
  13. ^ Pearce, Joseph (2011). Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Ignatius Press. p. Ch. 9. ISBN 9781681494432. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  14. ^ Aldama, Frederick Luis (2020). Poets, Philosophers, Lovers : On the Writings of Giannina Braschi. Savans, Ilan; O'Dwyer, Tess. Pittsburgh, Pa.: U Pittsburgh. ISBN 978-0-8229-4618-2. OCLC 1143649021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  15. ^ "Autobiography of Red". www.read poetry.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  16. ^ Kellman, Tony (2008). Limestone : an epic poem of Barbados. Leeds: Peepal Tree Press. ISBN 978-1-84523-003-6. OCLC 149151329.
  17. ^ "Iovis Trilogy". www.read poetry.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  18. ^ "Our Lady of the Ruins". www.read poetry.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  19. ^ "Brand New Ancients". www.read poetry.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

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