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...
Epic of King Gesar
Tibet and Central Asia Emerged in the 12th century and crystallized into its current form around the 14th century. Anonymous The Epic of King Gesar Widely regarded as the Tibetan national epic, the Gesar epic was presented at UNESCO’s 31st...
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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