Epic poetry
Long narrative poems of heroes, gods and nations.
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The Great BooksThe OdysseyHomerHomer The OdysseyThe OdysseyHomer · c. 725 BCEOn 9 lists
Virgil The AeneidThe AeneidVirgil · 29-19 BCEOn 9 lists
Homer The IliadThe IliadHomer · c. 750 BCEOn 8 lists
On the Nature of ThingsLucretius · c. 55 BCEOn 7 listsThe Great BooksThe Divine ComedyDante AlighieriDante Alighieri The Divine ComedyThe Divine ComedyDante Alighieri · c. 1308-1320On 6 lists
John Milton Paradise LostParadise LostJohn Milton · 1667On 6 lists
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe FaustFaustJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1808On 6 listsThe Great BooksGenesisAnonymousGenesisAnonymous · c. 10th c. BCEOn 4 listsThe Great BooksThe BibleAnonymousAnonymous The BibleThe BibleAnonymous · c. 1000 BCEOn 3 lists
Ovid MetamorphosesMetamorphosesOvid · 8 CEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksInfernoDante AlighieriInfernoDante Alighieri · c. 1308-1314On 3 lists
Herman Melville Moby-DickMoby-DickHerman Melville · 1851On 3 lists
The Epic of GilgameshAnonymous · c. 1200 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Song of RolandAnonymousThe Song of RolandAnonymous · c. 1100On 2 listsThe Great BooksTroilus and CriseydeGeoffrey ChaucerTroilus and CriseydeGeoffrey Chaucer · c. 1382-1386On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Faerie QueeneEdmund SpenserEdmund Spenser The Faerie QueeneThe Faerie QueeneEdmund Spenser · 1590-1596On 2 listsThe Great BooksPoemsWilliam WordsworthPoemsWilliam Wordsworth · 1798-1850On 2 listsThe Great BooksPoemsJohn KeatsPoemsJohn Keats · 1816-1820On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Bhagavad GitaAnonymousThe Bhagavad GitaAnonymous · c. 2nd c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksGeorgicsVirgilGeorgicsVirgil · 29 BCEOn 1 list
BeowulfAnonymous · c. 8th c.On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Destruction of Dá Derga's HostelAnonymousThe Destruction of Dá Derga's HostelAnonymous · c. 8th c.On 1 list
Anonymous The NibelungenliedThe NibelungenliedAnonymous · c. 1200On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Poetic EddaAnonymousThe Poetic EddaAnonymous · c. 800On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Saga of the VolsungsAnonymousThe Saga of the VolsungsAnonymous · c. 1250-1300On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Saga of Burnt NjalAnonymousAnonymous The Saga of Burnt NjalThe Saga of Burnt NjalAnonymous · c. 1280On 1 listThe Great BooksPurgatorioDante AlighieriPurgatorioDante Alighieri · c. 1314-1316On 1 listThe Great BooksParadisoDante AlighieriParadisoDante Alighieri · c. 1316-1320On 1 listThe Great BooksSir Gawain and the Green KnightAnonymousSir Gawain and the Green KnightAnonymous · c. 1375-1400On 1 listThe Great BooksLe Morte d'ArthurThomas MaloryThomas Malory Le Morte d'ArthurLe Morte d'ArthurThomas Malory · 1469On 1 listThe Great BooksTraditional BalladsAnonymousTraditional BalladsAnonymous · c. 1300-1700On 1 list
Paradise RegainedJohn Milton · 1671On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rape of the LockAlexander PopeThe Rape of the LockAlexander Pope · 1712On 1 listThe Great BooksHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von GoetheHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1797On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1798On 1 list
Lord Byron Don JuanDon JuanLord Byron · 1819-1824On 1 listThe Great BooksEvangelineHenry Wadsworth LongfellowEvangelineHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1847On 1 listThe Great BooksPoemsAlfred, Lord TennysonAlfred, Lord Tennyson PoemsPoemsAlfred, Lord Tennyson · 1830-1889On 1 listThe Great BooksLeaves of GrassWalt WhitmanWalt Whitman Leaves of GrassLeaves of GrassWalt Whitman · 1855On 1 listThe Great BooksThus Spoke ZarathustraFriedrich NietzscheThus Spoke ZarathustraFriedrich Nietzsche · 1883-1885On 1 list
OmerosDerek Walcott · 1990On 1 list
Virgil The AeneidThe AeneidVirgil · 29-19 BCEOn 9 listsHomer The IliadThe IliadHomer · c. 750 BCEOn 8 listsOn the Nature of ThingsLucretius · c. 55 BCEOn 7 listsThe Great BooksThe Divine ComedyDante AlighieriDante Alighieri The Divine ComedyThe Divine ComedyDante Alighieri · c. 1308-1320On 6 listsJohn Milton Paradise LostParadise LostJohn Milton · 1667On 6 listsJohann Wolfgang von Goethe FaustFaustJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1808On 6 listsThe Great BooksGenesisAnonymousGenesisAnonymous · c. 10th c. BCEOn 4 listsThe Great BooksThe BibleAnonymousAnonymous The BibleThe BibleAnonymous · c. 1000 BCEOn 3 listsOvid MetamorphosesMetamorphosesOvid · 8 CEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksInfernoDante AlighieriInfernoDante Alighieri · c. 1308-1314On 3 listsHerman Melville Moby-DickMoby-DickHerman Melville · 1851On 3 listsThe Epic of GilgameshAnonymous · c. 1200 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Song of RolandAnonymousThe Song of RolandAnonymous · c. 1100On 2 listsThe Great BooksTroilus and CriseydeGeoffrey ChaucerTroilus and CriseydeGeoffrey Chaucer · c. 1382-1386On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Faerie QueeneEdmund SpenserEdmund Spenser The Faerie QueeneThe Faerie QueeneEdmund Spenser · 1590-1596On 2 listsThe Great BooksPoemsWilliam WordsworthPoemsWilliam Wordsworth · 1798-1850On 2 listsThe Great BooksPoemsJohn KeatsPoemsJohn Keats · 1816-1820On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Bhagavad GitaAnonymousThe Bhagavad GitaAnonymous · c. 2nd c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksGeorgicsVirgilGeorgicsVirgil · 29 BCEOn 1 listBeowulfAnonymous · c. 8th c.On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Destruction of Dá Derga's HostelAnonymousThe Destruction of Dá Derga's HostelAnonymous · c. 8th c.On 1 listAnonymous The NibelungenliedThe NibelungenliedAnonymous · c. 1200On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Poetic EddaAnonymousThe Poetic EddaAnonymous · c. 800On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Saga of the VolsungsAnonymousThe Saga of the VolsungsAnonymous · c. 1250-1300On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Saga of Burnt NjalAnonymousAnonymous The Saga of Burnt NjalThe Saga of Burnt NjalAnonymous · c. 1280On 1 listThe Great BooksPurgatorioDante AlighieriPurgatorioDante Alighieri · c. 1314-1316On 1 listThe Great BooksParadisoDante AlighieriParadisoDante Alighieri · c. 1316-1320On 1 listThe Great BooksSir Gawain and the Green KnightAnonymousSir Gawain and the Green KnightAnonymous · c. 1375-1400On 1 listThe Great BooksLe Morte d'ArthurThomas MaloryThomas Malory Le Morte d'ArthurLe Morte d'ArthurThomas Malory · 1469On 1 listThe Great BooksTraditional BalladsAnonymousTraditional BalladsAnonymous · c. 1300-1700On 1 listParadise RegainedJohn Milton · 1671On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rape of the LockAlexander PopeThe Rape of the LockAlexander Pope · 1712On 1 listThe Great BooksHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von GoetheHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1797On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1798On 1 listLord Byron Don JuanDon JuanLord Byron · 1819-1824On 1 listThe Great BooksEvangelineHenry Wadsworth LongfellowEvangelineHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1847On 1 listThe Great BooksPoemsAlfred, Lord TennysonAlfred, Lord Tennyson PoemsPoemsAlfred, Lord Tennyson · 1830-1889On 1 listThe Great BooksLeaves of GrassWalt WhitmanWalt Whitman Leaves of GrassLeaves of GrassWalt Whitman · 1855On 1 listThe Great BooksThus Spoke ZarathustraFriedrich NietzscheThus Spoke ZarathustraFriedrich Nietzsche · 1883-1885On 1 listOmerosDerek Walcott · 1990On 1 list