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  2. Epic poetry - Wikipedia

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    An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.

  3. List of epic poems - Wikipedia

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    Canaäd, an epic poem reconstructing Canaanite mythology, set during the Late Bronze Age. Epic of Bamana Segu, oral epic of the Bambara people, composed in the 19th century and recorded in the 20th century; Epic of Darkness, tales and legends of primeval China; Epic of Jangar, poem of the Oirat people

  4. Epic (genre) - Wikipedia

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    Epic is a narrative genre characterised by its length, scope, and subject matter. The defining characteristics of the genre are mostly derived from its roots in ancient poetry (epic poems such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey).

  5. Category:Epic poems in English - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Epic poems in English" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. The Anathemata;

  6. List of world folk-epics - Wikipedia

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    Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran and world's longest epic poetry written by one poet; Mem and Zin, a Kurdish folk and love epic; Sirat Bani Hilal, an Arabic epic recounting the journeys and conquests of the Bani Hilal tribe; One Thousand and One Nights, also known as "the Arabian Nights", is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales

  7. Category:Epic poems - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Epic poems" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. Category:Epic poetry - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to epic poetry, lengthy narrative poems, typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. Articles about individual epic poems are categorized in Category:Epic poems.

  9. National epic - Wikipedia

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    A national epic is an epic poem or a literary work of epic scope which seeks to or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation—not necessarily a nation state, but at least an ethnic or linguistic group with aspirations to independence or autonomy.