Digenes Akritas is an epic poem from the Byzantine Empire. It follows the exploits of the titular hero in the Byzantine borderlands.

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum on Friday opens the biggest exhibition ever devoted to art inspired by "Metamorphoses", Roman poet Ovid's most famous work, featuring contributions from artists as varied as ...

"Beowulf," the Old English epic poem has been in the news a surprising amount in recent years, in large part because of the success of Seamus Heaney's award-winning modern translation, published in ...

Homer’s The Odyssey isn’t just an ancient story—it’s the blueprint for Western literature. Written in the 8th century BCE and set in a mythic version of Greece, this epic poem weaves together history, ...

Transforming the rich legacy of Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s Meghnad Badh Kabya, Ashish Avikunthak’s The Killing of Meghnad emerges as a masterful adaptation and the culmination of seven years of ...

ONE of the most famous illustrations of Robert Burns' epic poem Tam o' Shanter is set to go under the hammer. The First Drink, which features a detailed depiction of the titular character resting ...