Epic Poems - Poetic Edda, Epic of Gilgamesh, Kalevala, Ramcharitmanas, the Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, Khun Chang Khun Phaen (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 89. Chapters: Poetic Edda, Epic of Gilgamesh, Kalevala, Ramcharitmanas, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, Khun Chang Khun Phaen, Epic of King Gesar, List of Kalevala translations, The Tale of Igor's Campaign, The Mountain Wreath, The Tale of Kieu, Philippine epic poetry, Nart saga, Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, Story of Sinuhe, Poem of Almeria, The Seasons, Creation, Man and the Messiah, Pan Tadeusz, The Knight in the Panther's Skin, Daredevils of Sassoun, Zadonshchina, Elegast, Malay Annals, L pl sis, Halumatha Kuruba Purana, Terje Vigen, Biag ni Lam-ang, Henriade, Buile Shuibhne, Kutune Shirka, Benoit de Sainte-Maure, Daniel von dem bluhenden Tal, Epic of Darkness, The Tales of Ensign Stal, Dorvyzhy, David of Sasun, Roman de Rou, Adipurana, Klei khan Y Dam San, Roman de Brut, Shmuel-Bukh, The Death of Smail-aga engi, Song of Lawino, Sirat al-Zahir Baibars, Mastorava, L'Amadigi, L c Van Tien, Mlokhim-Bukh, The Lay of the Children of Hurin, Epic of Jangar, Basavarajavijaya, The Epic of Wo Bau-Sae, Prabhulingaleele, Basava purana, Channabasavapurana, Chivalric epic. Excerpt: The Kalevala (IPA: ) is a 19th century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology. It is regarded as the national epic of Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. The Kalevala played an instrumental role in the development of the Finnish national identity, the intensification of Finland's language strife and the growing sense of nationality that ultimately led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. The first version of The Kalevala (called The Old Kalevala) was published in 1835. The version most commonly known today was first published in 1849 and consists of 22,795 verses, divided into fifty songs (Finnish: runot). The title can be interpreted as "The land of ...