A Guide to the Epics

Explore the greatest epics in literature with our comprehensive guide. Discover timeless classics, summaries, and must-read recommendations for epic book lovers.

Item Not Found
ID: 0140445323
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0486414140
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0801863236
(Type: book)
Orlando Furioso Cover
Book

Orlando Furioso

by Lodovico Ariosto

"Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1532) is the culmination of the chivalric legends of Charlemagne and the Saracen invasion of France, a brilliantly witty parody of the …
Item Not Found
ID: 0451208633
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 1560725915
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0140383093
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0486408833
(Type: book)
Beowulf Cover
Book

Beowulf

by Seamus Heaney

Presents a new translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic chronicling the heroic adventures of Beowulf, the Scandinavian warrior who saves his people from the ravages of …
Paradise Lost Cover
Book

Paradise Lost

by John Milton

John Milton's celebrated epic poem exploring the cosmological, moral and spiritual origins of man's existence A Penguin Classic In Paradise Lost Milton produced poem of …
Item Not Found
ID: 0140422161
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0521369886
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0811501515
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0553210793
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0810109077
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 7119016636
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0861711130
(Type: book)
The Epic of Gilgamesh Cover
Book

The Epic of Gilgamesh

 

N. K. Sandars's landmark translation of one of the first and greatest works of Western literature A Penguin Classic Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his …
Item Not Found
ID: 0684818450
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 9511101374
(Type: book)
The Poetic Edda Cover
Book

The Poetic Edda

 

No summary available.
Item Not Found
ID: 0520234774
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0684718162
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0140187006
(Type: book)
Mahabharata Cover
Book

Mahabharata

by Krishna Dharma

One of the oldest and most cherished of all Indian classics, filled with deep spiritual wisdom, it is the story of five heroic brothers who …