What are the basic characteristics and achievements of ancient Asian and African literature?

The basic characteristics of ancient Asian-African literature: including many multidimensional aggregates of different races, nationalities, countries, languages, philosophies and religions; The original oriental literature was mainly composed of various myths and legends and related religious texts; Myth is a symbolic interpretation of the relationship between the ancestors of the East and the environment through natural phenomena. Stories and epics, as historical myths or historical myths, are often symbolic interpretations of social relations by the ancestors of the East through secular phenomena. In the early days of the East, the ancient civilization was still relatively closed, isolated or self-contained, and the subsequent exchanges and the resulting historical influence are still clearly visible, especially in the two river basins in West Asia, which has become an important bridge to integrate the cultures of the two river basins, communicate Egyptian culture with Indian culture, and communicate Eastern culture with Western culture.

Development and achievements:

Ancient Egyptian literature is one of the oldest literary heritages of mankind and occupies a very important position in world literature. His worship of nature, Pharaoh and the dead gave birth to a collection of religious poems, The Book of the Dead.

Babylon is one of the oldest cradles of world civilization, and its epic The Forgotten is the oldest known epic.

The Old Testament, an ancient Hebrew literature, is a compilation of Hebrew literature and literature, and its main forms can be summarized into four categories: myths and legends, storytelling works, poems and novels.

Ancient Indian literature includes Vedic literature from15th century BC to 5th century BC, epic literature from 5th century BC to 5th century AD, and classical literature from 6th century AD. The oldest Vedic Collection includes four parts: Rigveda, Bodhi Veda, Yeroveda and Avina Veda, among which Rigveda is the core of Vedic literature, the oldest existing poetry collection in India and the earliest of mankind. The epic past books mainly refer to Mahabharata and Ramayana, as well as the book of Bhagavan's past. The more developed styles in classical literature are poetry and drama. Rosen's bloodline, Kalidatu's The Birth of Kumalo and the lyric poem Yun Zhi are all regarded as models of classical Sanskrit poetry. The most outstanding comedian in ancient India was Kalidatu, and his Sakyamuni was the best drama in India. The Buddhist literature "Ben Sheng Jing" written in Pali is one of the oldest fables in the world, and its main artistic contribution is to provide a prototype for the novel. The Sanskrit fable collection "Five Classics" embodies the philosophy and wisdom of life of ancient Indians, and the frame structure of the whole book "inserted in series" has a great influence on later generations. The most famous novels in existence are Bona's Gedanboli, The Legend of the King Without Sun and Dandin's Biography of Ten Scholars.