Russia The tradition originates in the 10th or 11th century; the first extant transcriptions are from the 17th century. Anonymous, bylinas (traditional Russian epic songs) Among Eastern European Slavic folk genres, the bylina–an epic song about...
Kievan Rus Composed: ca. 1188-1200 CEEarliest manuscript: ca. 15th century CE First published in 1800 Anonymous The Tale of Igor The Tale of Igor, also called The Tale of Igor’s Campaign, of Igor, Son of Svyatoslav, Grandson of Oleg, describes the...
Belarus 1820s The Aeneid Turned Inside Out (Eneida navyvarat) Eneida navyvarat [The Aeneid Turned Inside Out] is a Belarusian burlesque poem dating from the 1820s. Its plot is based on Virgil’s Aeneid, an epic written between 29 and 19 BC. Eneida navyvarat continues...
Poland First published: 1834 Adam Mickiewicz, Pan Tadeusz (Master Thaddeus) orThe Last Foray in LithuaniaA Gentry Tale from the years 1811 and 1812Comprising Twelve Books in Verse Published in Paris four years after a failed uprising against Russia...
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