ancient literature
C9097
concept
Ancient literature encompasses the written works, myths, epics, religious texts, and philosophical writings produced by early civilizations that reveal their cultures, beliefs, and historical experiences.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese classic text | 23 |
| Latin literature work | 10 |
| Old Javanese kakawin | 4 |
| ancient literature canonical | 4 |
| ancient Chinese book | 3 |
| ancient Near Eastern literature | 3 |
| ancient text | 3 |
| Mesopotamian literature | 2 |
| ancient Near Eastern text | 2 |
| ancient Roman novel | 2 |
| ancient scholarly work | 2 |
| Aristotelian corpus text | 1 |
| Babylonian literature | 1 |
| Cynic literature | 1 |
| Egyptian literature | 1 |
| Mandaean literature | 1 |
| ancient Indian literature | 1 |
| ancient Indian texts | 1 |
| ancient Jewish literature | 1 |
| ancient scholarly tradition | 1 |
| ancient textual tradition | 1 |
| classical Japanese literature | 1 |
| classical studies resource | 1 |
Instances (68)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mandaean religious texts | Mandaean literature |
| Analects | Chinese classic text |
| Great Learning | Chinese classic text |
| Kakawin Sutasoma | Old Javanese kakawin |
| Mencius | ancient Chinese book |
| Tao Te Ching | Chinese classic text |
| I Ching | Chinese classic text |
| On the Gods | ancient scholarly work |
| On the Catalogue of Ships | ancient scholarly work |
| Records of the Grand Historian | ancient Chinese book |
| De oratore | Latin literature work |
| Eclogues | Latin literature work |
| Thrasyllan tetralogies | ancient scholarly tradition |
| Tolkāppiyam | ancient text |
| Amores | Latin literature work |
| Sumerian literature | — |
| Sumerian King List | ancient text |
| Instructions of Shuruppak | ancient Near Eastern literature |
| Corpus of New Comedy fragments | classical studies resource |
| Coptic literature | Egyptian literature |
| Book of Songs | Chinese classic text |
| Book of Documents | Chinese classic text |
| Spring and Autumn Annals | Chinese classic text |
| Odes | Latin literature work |
| Satires | Latin literature work |
| Epistles | Latin literature work |
| Assyrian inscriptions | ancient Near Eastern text |
| Cynic epistles (attributed) | Cynic literature |
| Roman Lives | — |
| Classical Greek literature | — |
| Enochic literature | ancient Jewish literature |
| Kakawin Bharatayuddha | Old Javanese kakawin |
| Kakawin Arjunawiwaha | Old Javanese kakawin |
| Sangam literature | — |
| Greco-Roman sources | ancient textual tradition |
| Hundred Family Surnames | Chinese classic text |
|
Hundred Family Surnames poem
surface form:
Hundred Family Surnames
|
Chinese classic text |
| Dharmasutras | ancient Indian texts |
| Book of Odes | Chinese classic text |
| Book of Rites | Chinese classic text |
| Dà Xué | Chinese classic text |
| Book of Lord Shang | Chinese classic text |
| The Great World System | ancient text |
| Taiping jing | Chinese classic text |
| Metamorphoses by Apuleius | ancient Roman novel |
| Satyricon | ancient Roman novel |
| Silvae | Latin literature work |
| Satires | Latin literature work |
|
Huainanzi (ancient Chinese text named after Huainan kingdom)
surface form:
Huainanzi
|
Chinese classic text |
| Keret epic | ancient Near Eastern literature |