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'12 Literary slash that flummox Influenced the World 1. The Bible or the Sacred writings: This has become the seat of Christianity business lineating from Palestine and Greece 2. Koran: The Muslim countersign originating from Arabia 3. The Iliad and the Odyssey: These have been the source of Myths and Legends of Greece. They were pen by Homer. 4. The Mahabharata: The Longest large song of the world. It contains the hi theme of godliness in India. 5. Canterburry: it d heroicalts the religion and customs of slope in wee days. This originated from England and written by Chaucer. 6.Uncle Toms Cabin: written by Harriet Beecher Stowe of US. This picture the sad fate of slaves. This became the basis of democracy. 7. The church bit Comedy: (A Dante of Italy). This shows the religion and customs of early Italians. 8. El Cid Comedy: This shows the cultural characteristics of Spaniards and their bailiwick theory. 9. The mental strain of Roland: This includes the Doce Pares and Ronces Valles of France. It tells close to the Golden Age of Christianity in France. 10. The Book of the Dead: This includes the cult of Osiris and the Mythology and theology of Egypt. 1. The Book of the Days: This was written by Confucius of China. This became the basis of Christian Religion. 12. One m and One Night of the Arabian Nights: from Arabia and Persia(Iran). It shows the shipway of government of industries and of society of Arabias and Persians TOP 20 bigs of the world 1. The Iliad by Homer ( Greek) †Iliad is iodine of the intimately illustrious and well cognise eposs of the world. It is believed to be written by in 9th cytosine BC by Homer. This meter is ground on the legend of fifth column war. Iliad fashion the statement of ilios or the tale of troy.It narrates the story of the Greek struggle to give birth Helen, from Trojans, the wrath of Achilles and subsequent destruction of Troy. 2. Mahabharata by Vyasa (Sanskrit) †Mahabharata is iodin of the commodious Indian expansiveal compi direct more or less 8th deoxycytidine monophosphate BC. This heroic meter has about one lakh couplets in Sanskrit and it clear be considered as the longest epic rime of the world. This superannuated epic deals with the rivalry in the midst of cousins †Kauravas and Pandavas †of a enormous ruling family of India . The armies of the two groups watch at the battleground at Kurushetra in which the Pandavas quite a little destroy the Kauravas.The epic consists of thousands of fab and historical stories 3. The Odyssey by Homer (Greek) †Odyssey is believed to be written in 9th century B. C by Homer the great Greek poet. It describes the exploits of the Odysseus during his homecoming after the fall of Troy. This great epic follows the Aristotelian conventions of epic verse. The numbers describes the obstacles faced by Odysseus, varied tests of gods that he had undergone, his affair with nymph Calypso on the homecoming ocean trip, and his return to his kingdom. 4. Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (Italian epic) Orlando Furioso is a famous epic with full of supernatural, representativeal and romantic adventures. The main mind of the epic is the war surrounded by Christians and pagans. Even though Ariosto, the writer, has depended much on the Graeco - papist literary customs of earlier writers for characters and incidents, it is a great epic poem payable to his smooth versification and skilful facility which make the poem sprightly and brilliant, with ironic and humorous contrasts. 5. Ramayana by Valmiki (Sanskrit) †Ramayana is a great Indian epic poem written in 5th century BC.It is the oldest and intimately popular epic of Indian sub continent, believed to be written by Valmiki. It is written in Sanskrit, one of the soonest Indo †European languages, and has around 2400 couplets in seven-spot sections. Ramayana means â€Å"the journey of Rama”. It depicts the conflict between Rama, the incarnation of God Vishnu, and Ravana who can be taken as the representative of sin forces and the final victory of the God incarnated Rama in safeguarding the Dharma (Universal moral order). 6. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Italian epic) Divine Comedy is a celebrated epic poem written by Dante in 14th century. The narrator is baffled in a forest. The poet narrator meets Virgil who guides him by the world after death. Virgil takes him through Hell. They go through the base of the purgatory and he can see the terraces of it where the sins of those who are crowning(prenominal)ly to be saved are cleansed away. Then Beatrice guides him to the ultimate heaven. The poem ends with his moment of illumination and the sight of trinity. 7. Beowulf Anonymous (Old position) †Beowulf, one of the earliest epic of the world, is found on a Scandinavian legend.It was written around 750 AD by an anonymous writer and it has about 3000 lines. Beowulf, the great war rior hero, saves Horthgar, the king of Danes, from the attack of Grendel, a awesome hulk, by killing it. Grendels mother attacks him to retaliate the death of his son. In the fight, Beowulf kills the mother †monster also, but he gets a deadly wound in the fight and succumbs to it. This epic, the most celebrated survival from Old English literature, is also the earliest extant poem in a modern European language. 8. heaven Lost by seat Milton (English) Paradise Lost is one of the great English literary epic based on the theme of fall of man given in the old testament and it was written in 17th century by John Milton. The great poet wrote it ” to justify the ways of god to man”. The epic poem begins with the the the Tempters devilish plans to to take vindicate against god for his expulsion from heaven. Some critics has opined that Miltons Satan is the hero of the epic poem due to the excellent depiction and exposition of that character. This epic is celeb rated for Miltons grand style, his interpretation of biblical myth and Christian doctrine. . Shahname by Firdousi (Persian) †Shah let on is great Persian epic based on the historical and mythical accounts of around fifty Persian kings. Shah Name means â€Å"book of kings”. The epic begins the mythical conception of Persia and ends in the narration of the stories of historical kings. The most famous story of Shah Name is about the legendary king of Rostam and Sohrab, his son. 10. Aeneid by Virgil (Latin) †Aeneid is a great epic which is based on the legend of Aeneas. It is romish nationalistic and loyal poem which narrates the evolution of great papist mpire. This poem shows great dramatic cleverness of high order and power of description. Aeneas decides to clear a secure kingdom for his pile in Italy. During the long and perilous voyage for it their ships are wreaked on the coast of Africa. The Dido of Carthage invites them which prolongs their voyage. In th e next voyage, they reach Latinum, ruled by Latinus. Aeneas marries his daughter Lavinia after killing Turanus, other suitor of her. He establishes a metropolis of lavinium which becomes a base for great Roman empire later. 11. Theogony (Greek mythology) Theogony is a Greek epic poem which describe the mythical cosmogony. It can be used as a sorce book of Greek myhology which tells about the origin of cosmos and it evolution. 12. The poof Queene by Edmund Spenser †The Faerie Queene is considered as the first epic poem in modern English literature. This allegoric poem is arranged as a story for a twelve day feast, held by the queen of the fairyland. It is a national epic of England aimed at glorifying Queen Elizabeth. 13. The desperate of Gilgamesh †The epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest epic poem of the world.It tells the story of Gilgamesh, the ruler of Uruk and his brother Enkidu whose exploits are the described. The epic is equally delightful for the window it opened to the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian cultures. 14. Buddhacarita by Asvaghosha (Indian epic poetry ) †Buddhacharita is considered as an authoritative work on Buddhas life. It describes the birth, early life , renunciation, and teaching of Buddha. It is written in Sanskrit and has originally 28 cantos in which only 13 have been right preserved. 15. Pharsalia by Lucan (Roman history) The Pharsalia is a celebrated Roman epic poem based on the Battle of Pharsalus which was occurred in 48 B. C. It depicts the civil war between forces led by Julius Caesar and the forces of Pompey the Great. This historical poem is considered as one of the greatest epic poem in the Latin literature. 16. Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe †The theme of this great work is mans desire to crown his physical limitations and his search for answers for eternal questions of mankind. 17. Raghuvamsa †Raghuvamsa describes the lives of the kings of the solar dynasty.It consists of 19 cantos. The epic chronicles the life of Rama and his ancestors. It is considered that Sanskrit epics have attained perfection in Raghuvamsa. 18. The Paradise Regained †The Paradise Regained is an epic poem from the outdo writer John Milton. It is not a sequel to Paradise Lost. The theme is the story of three temptations as revealed in the church doctrine of St. Luke. This epic is composed at the speck of Thomas Edward. 19. take Juan †Don Juan is a the most effective and vigorous caustic remark in the English literature.This poem reviews the accessible , political and economic condition of the Europe. It is a a kind of picturesque overbold written in verse. The hero, don Juan ,wanders from one place to another and records his six adventures. Don Juan has visited Greece, Turkey, Russia, and England. 20. The Tale of Heiku †This is one of the most renounced Nipponese epic poem based on the Buddhist law of impermanence. It tells the feud between two Japanese clans with el ements of traditional crime syndicate narrative. Taira and Minemoto are the two clans mentioned in this great classic of medieval Japanese literature.\r\n'