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 |
| narrative tradition | 2 |
| oral epic tradition canonical | 2 |
| Kazakh heroic epic | 1 |
| Kyrgyz epic | 1 |
| Serbian oral epic tradition | 1 |
| epic folk poetry cycle | 1 |
| epic tradition | 1 |
| heroic folk narrative | 1 |
| medieval Turkic epic | 1 |
| oral tradition work | 1 |
| subject of oral tradition | 1 |
| sīra shaʿbiyya (popular epic biography) | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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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 |