National epic

A National epic is an epic poem or a literary work of epic scope which seeks or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation. In a broader sense, a national epic may simply be an epic in the national language which the people or government of that nation are particularly very proud of respectively.

Usually most national epics frequently recount the origin of a nation, a part of its history, or a crucial event in the development of national identity such as other national symbols.

List of national personifications

Location Image Epic
 Bangladesh Manasa Devi.jpg The Triumph of the Snake Goddess (lit. Manasa)
 India 200px Mahabharata ("Poem of Greater India")
22x20px Palestine 200px The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
22x20px Pakistan File:The Destruction of Daksha's sacrifice, from an illustrated manuscript of the Razmnama.jpg Hamzanama
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg United Kingdom 200px The Canterbury Tales (British Epic)
 United States File:The Columbiad 1807.jpg The Columbiad