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/lit/ — Does your country have a national epic?

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Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)03:45:43

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Does your country have a national epic?

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)03:52:03

Yes
https://youtu.be/WaKIX6oaSLs?si=NH7yyXj0ZDwb4Kbh

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)04:11:11

>>25340295
Goated boomerslop, I can't even lie; I still listen to it every thanksgiving out of tradition.

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)04:18:20

No. Argentina has one. Guatemala has one. Even the Philippines has one. But Mexico? We got nothing.

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)04:28:12

>>25340334
ay caramba

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)04:41:30

>>25340289 (OP)
Lithuania does not have it and is experiencing a lot of hardship.

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)08:41:34

>>25340289 (OP)
Yes. We have the trilogy “with fire and sword” about the mid XVII century wars and the epic poem “Pan Tadeusz” about early XIX century nobility shenanigans. I appreciate the poetry of the latter, but I don’t care much for the story. I prefer the former.

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)08:42:41

>>25340289 (OP)
no. literature is for poofters.

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)08:44:00

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>>25340370
From school bullies?

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)08:49:35

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>>25340289 (OP)
Yes, there are a few

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)13:21:32

Yes: The Hobbit

Regards, a homeschool-american

Anonymous06/14/26(Sun)13:52:02

yes, but mine will be an improvement. no, i will not be taking questions at this time.

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)03:39:44

I guess the closest thing would be The Man From Snowy River but that's not really an epic

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)03:58:01

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>>25340623
>The Jam Boy existed in places such as Kenya and India, both part of the British Empire. The colonial big shots living in these exotic locales loved their outdoor activities but they hated the insects. To ensure that no flying pests disturbed their games of golf or croquet, the Brits would hire a local and cover him with jam or jelly. The bugs would be attracted to the jam, leaving the aristocracy in relative comfort.

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)04:22:36

>america
our history is our epic

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)06:21:08

>>25342712
That's horrible

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)09:39:27

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Ours is Chinese romance slop about a girl being sold into prostitution turned into a 3000+ line epic poem that supposedly depicts our country's 18th-century social and political turmoil. I really should get to reading it for real someday since it's turned out to be pretty neat to study what little portions of it that we had to back in high school

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)09:41:46

>>25342712
Proof?

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)10:27:42

>>25340289 (OP)
No.
t. American

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)10:53:21

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>>25340289 (OP)
Not only do we have a national epic, but it's the best epic in all of history since the Illiad.

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)14:09:56

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>>25340370
>mfw Polish national epic begins with the words:
>O Lithuania! My Fatherland!
Maybe this haa something to do with it

Anonymous06/15/26(Mon)14:13:46

>>25342908
Actually, it was good for all involved, the boys could take the jam home and I believe they generally liked the job.