World folk-epics are those
epics which are not just
literarymasterpieces but also an integral part of the
worldview of a people. They were originally oral
literatures, which were later written down by either single author or several writers.
Manas, a Kyrgyz epic from Central Asia , the longest epic in the world, which consists of 500 000 lines. Epic of Manas is twice as long as Mahabharata, the second longest epic in the world.
La Galigo, also known as Sureq Galigo or La Galigo, is an epic creation myth of the
Buginese people from
South Sulawesi,
Indonesia Written in an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language, it is the longest epic in the world.
World folk-epics are those
epics which are not just
literarymasterpieces but also an integral part of the
worldview of a people. They were originally oral
literatures, which were later written down by either single author or several writers.
Manas, a Kyrgyz epic from Central Asia , the longest epic in the world, which consists of 500 000 lines. Epic of Manas is twice as long as Mahabharata, the second longest epic in the world.
La Galigo, also known as Sureq Galigo or La Galigo, is an epic creation myth of the
Buginese people from
South Sulawesi,
Indonesia Written in an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language, it is the longest epic in the world.