The epic era refers to the 4th century BC to the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The epic era produced two great epics of ancient India, Mahabharata and Ramayana. Together with Homer's epic Iliad and Odyssey, they form two peaks of confrontation between the East and the West, standing at the top of ancient literature. They are all magnificent masterpieces of folk oral creation, which respectively reflect the historical and social reality of the transition period from clan society to slavery in the East and the West.
Mahabharata is a huge Sanskrit narrative poem, which is considered as the longest epic in the world.
Ramayana is also a Sanskrit narrative poem, meaning "the legend of Rama" or "the roaming of Rama". The author is said to be an ant fairy. The whole poem is about 24,000 hectares (twice as much as Homer's two epics). Exquisite school-based 19000 Fu), divided into seven chapters.