Homer, Iliad
GREECE Oral tradition: reconstructed as far back as the second millennium BCE Written versions: reconstructed as far back at the 6th century BCE Homer, Iliad The ancient Greek epic poem known as the Iliad narrates an episode during the...
Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica
Ancient Greece (Egypt) Date of composition: 3rd century BCE Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica Apollonius of Rhodes composed the Argonautica in the mid-third century BC, probably working for the most part in Alexandria, which as the capital of Egypt under the rule of...
Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
Iran Composed: ca. 977-1010 CE Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Shahnameh The monumental poem of the Persian poet Ferdowsi, the Shahnameh or Book of Kings, which was completed by this poet in the year 1010 CE, is a massive retelling of the lives and times of 50 kings of...
Attar, The Conference of the Birds
Iran 12th century CE Farid ud din Attar Manṭiq Al-Ṭayr (The Conference of the Birds) This book is an ornament for the ages.It offers something for both the high and low.If you came sad and frozen to this book,its hidden fire will blaze and melt...Participants
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