oral epic tradition

C24120
concept

A long-form narrative poetry practice transmitted and performed orally across generations, preserving and conveying a culture’s myths, history, and values through memorized or improvised recitation.

All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
chanson de geste 3
Oghuz epic 2
Turkic epic 2

Description generation (CDg)

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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: oral epic tradition
Generated description
A long-form narrative poetry practice transmitted and performed orally across generations, preserving and conveying a culture’s myths, history, and values through memorized or improvised recitation.

Instances (19)

Instance Via concept surface
Sīrat ʿAntar (Romance of Antar)
surface form: Sīrat ʿAntar
sīra shaʿbiyya (popular epic biography)
cycle of David of Sassoun
epic of Koblandy Batyr
surface form: Epic of Koblandy Batyr
Kazakh heroic epic
epic of Alpamys Batyr
surface form: Epic of Alpamys Batyr
heroic folk narrative
Cantar de mio Cid chanson de geste
Duha Koca Oglu Deli Dumrul Boyu Turkic epic
Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu Oghuz epic
Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy Oghuz epic
Salur Kazan’in Esir Olduğu Boy medieval Turkic epic
Narts subject of oral tradition
medieval chanson de geste "Eustache le Moine"
surface form: Eustache le Moine (chanson de geste)
chanson de geste
Kosovo cycle of Serbian epic poetry Serbian oral epic tradition
Atreid saga narrative tradition
The Song of Roland chanson de geste
David of Sassoun cycle
Alha-Khand ballads epic folk poetry cycle
Kayanian cycle epic tradition
Mark Twain folklore narrative tradition
Epic of Manas Kyrgyz epic