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Literary Compositions That Have Influenced The World

The document lists several influential literary compositions from around the world and provides brief descriptions of each. It discusses works like the Bible, Koran, Iliad, Mahabharata, Canterbury Tales, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Divine Comedy, El Cid Campeador, Song of Roland, Book of the Dead, Book of the Days, and One Thousand and One Nights and how they shaped religion, culture, and society in places like Palestine, Greece, Arabia, India, England, the US, Italy, Spain, France, Egypt, China, Arabia and Persia.

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Literary Compositions That Have Influenced The World

The document lists several influential literary compositions from around the world and provides brief descriptions of each. It discusses works like the Bible, Koran, Iliad, Mahabharata, Canterbury Tales, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Divine Comedy, El Cid Campeador, Song of Roland, Book of the Dead, Book of the Days, and One Thousand and One Nights and how they shaped religion, culture, and society in places like Palestine, Greece, Arabia, India, England, the US, Italy, Spain, France, Egypt, China, Arabia and Persia.

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LITERARY COMPOSITIONS

THAT HAVE INFLUENCED


THE WORLD
Among Them Are:
The Bible or The Sacred Writing
Koran
The Iliad and The Odyssey
The Mahabharata
Canterbury Tales
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Divine Comedy
El Cid Campeador
The Song of Roland
The Book of the Dead
The Book of the Days
One Thousand and One Nights
The Bible or the Sacred Writing

this has become the basis


of Christianity originating
form Palestine and
Greece.
 
The Bible
Koran

the Muslim bible originating


form Arabia.

Koran
The Iliad and Other Odyssey

these have been the source


of myths and legends of
Greece.

The Iliad and The


Odyssey
The Mahabharata

the longest epic of the world.


It contains the history of
religion in India.

The Mahabharata
Canterbury Tales

it depicts the religion and


customs of the English in the
early days. This originated
from England and was
written by Chaucer.
The Canterbury
Tales  
Uncle Tom’s Cabin

written by Harriet Beecher


Stowe of the US. This
depicted the sad fate of the
slaves; this became the
basis of democracy later on.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Divine Comedy

this shows the religion and


customs of the early Italians.

The Divine Comedy


El Cid Campeador

this shows the cultural


characteristics of the
Spaniards and their national
history.
El Cid Campeador
The Song of Roland

this includes Doce Pares and


Roncesvalles of France. It
tells about the Golden Age of
Christianity in France.
The Song Roland
The Book of the Dead

this includes the cult of Osiris


and the mythology and
theology of Egypt.

The Book of the


Dead
The Book of the Days

this was written by Confucius


of China. This became the
basis of the Christian
religion.
The Book of the
Days
One Thousand and One Nights

All known as “The Arabian


Nights”. It is from Arabia and
Persia (Iran). It shows the
ways of government, of
industries and of the society
One Thousand and of the Arabs and Persians.
One Nights

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