The Iliad - This ancient Greek epic poem about Troy is attributed to Homer. Set towards the end of the Trojan War, the poem depicts significant events in the ten-year siege of the city of Troy, with Achilles depicted as the hero. It is believed to have been written around the late 8th or early 7th century BC., The Odyssey - It is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War. It is believed to have been written around the 8th or 7th century BC and, by the mid-6th century BC, had become part of the Greek literary canon., Beowulf - It is the most famous piece of Old English literature written circa the seventh century. The poem is set in a mythological past that would have been common to several Germanic cultures of the time. The epic’s focus is its central character’s struggles against three monstrous antagonists., The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas) - It is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís Vaz de Camões (c. 1524/5 – 1580) and first published in 1572. It is widely regarded as the most important work of Portuguese-language literature and is frequently compared to Virgil's Aeneid (1st c. BC). The work celebrates the discovery of a sea route to India by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469–1524)., Macunaíma - Written in 1928 by Mario de Andrade, it is one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism. Macunaíma was published six years after the "Semana de Arte Moderna", which marked the beginning of the Brazilian modernism movement.,

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