Essays Tagged: "epics"
Epic Works - comparison of The Odyssey, The Divine Comedy, and Paradise Lost.
hero in two different works Needed a better title got all but 2 points...February 21, 1997Epic WorksEpics by definition are long narrative poems, that are grand in both theme and style (Webster 417). ... ry and are typically centered around historical or legendary events of universal significance. Most epics deal with the deeds of a single individual, however, it is not uncommon to have more than one ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Odyseus
heir civilization, the Greek literature has already given birth to highly polished and complex long epics that revolved around heroes. These literature works gave many possibilities of definition of h ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
A comparison of The Aeneid and Metamorphoses
Both Vergil and Ovid imbedded underlying meanings in their epics The Aeneid and Metamorphoses. In this paper I will focus on the underlying meaning in the Unde ... he Aeneid (lines 356 through 1199). I will also focus on three scenes in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Both epics contain a larger message about the importance of the Roman past for its present and future und ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Loss of freedome through Apathy
f Iraq and China and North Korea only dreamed they could have. It took one of the greatest military epics in history for our Founding Fathers to receive this right. It took the marching of thousands f ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory
Critical Analysis of Gilgamesh
There are many differences and critical comparisons that can be drawn between the epics of Beowulf and Gilgamesh. Both are historical poems which shape their respected culture and bo ... rous Greek writers also incorporated elements found in the Gilgamesh epic into their dragon-slaying epics and into stories concerning the close bond between Achilles and Patroclus.Gilgamesh is definit ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
Beowulf
In epics, the main character is usually a hero. This is a person who expresses courage and superhuman s ... ause he is a hero and protects anyone in need. That is why Beowolf represents the hero portrayed in epics, as well as Anglo-Saxon literature, very well.
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
Walden and the Art of Zen. Speaks of Henry David Thoreau
e of the first books ever produced were handwritten copies of the Bible. Pamphlets,poems, odes, and epics throughout the centuries have continued to reflect religiouscontent. I have also read insightf ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
This is an essay on the woman in the Odyssey and their influences on his travels.
nd beauty. Some of the women of The Odyssey influenced the actions of men, playing key roles in the epics, such as Calypso, the Sirens, Helen, or Circe; all of these women were responsible for the act ... seidon. The Sirens controlled the actions of men through their notorious songs.The women of Homer's epics were truly powerful, because the only thing that prevented their ultimate success over the men ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
how female characters in the Odyssey are important and help the story progress
nd beauty. Some of the women of The Odyssey influenced the actions of men, playing key roles in the epics, such as Athena, Penelope, Calypso, the Sirens, Helen, or Circe; all have been true, and in ac ... directed his audience into believing that women were at a higher level than men were by use of his epics. Ultimately, Homer would be utilizing his feminine characteristics when telling his stories wi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
The epic of Gilgamesh
with Humbaba of the sacred Forest of Cedar.The Gilgamesh Epic is considered to be one of the oldest epics in the world. It is called an epic because it is really a myth. The epic as such is the creati ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Homer and his impact on the Greek Culture
ative epic war poems and emotional ballads.Homer was a Greek poet, to whom are attributed the great epics, the Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy, and the Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses' wanderings. ... even to the modern readers, due to the thrilling adventures and tragedies featured in them. Homer's epics enhanced the ideas of heroism and courage, ideas which deeply fascinated the Greeks of the Dar ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Beowulf
l and the paganist, and man vs. the wild themes.Many of the characters in Beowulf are, like in most epics, defined by their status. But, in addition to status, the Anglo-Saxon culture also adds an ele ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The Odyssey: Paper that highlights Odysseus's characteristics, Penelope's characteristics, and the hardships they faced.
Odysseus's legacy will echo throughout all eternity because, like all epics, it resembles the values of a specific society; values which are still held today. The everlas ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" is an outstanding example of the neoclassic genre of mock epic.
.A mock epic is a poem dealing with petty subject matter in the exalted style of the great literary epics. This genre is a form of parody for satirical purposes. The poem uses the trivial story of the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
The Analysis and Comparison of the Themes of "Beowulf", "The Odyssey" and Other Related Epics
y as a long narrativepoem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero. Epics like"Beowulf" and "The Odyssey" are perfect examples of this definition; they are eachcentered ... inition; they are eachcentered on the deeds and triumphs of their heroes, Beowulf and Odysseus. All epics aresimilar in a way that they are made up of elements. One major element of the epic is itsthe ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The Odyssey
The Odyssey is a classic epic written by Homer. In my opinion, it is one of the best epics I have ever read. I will now try to prove how this story speaks to us in the twenty-first cent ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The reforms Lycurgus' institute at Sparta.
of many things. He carefully studied the governments of Crete, Egypt and Ionia. He also took in the epics of Homer. As he traveled and studies he picked and chose aspects of the different government s ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Athena's Role in the "Odyssey" by Homer.
k why women were left out of these classic narratives. The answer is simple, at the time that these epics were written, women were not perceived as important members of society so they were excluded f ... xcluded from epics. However, not every author felt this way. Homer happened to include women in his epics; one being The Odyssey. The Odyssey includes many prominent female characters that Homer uses ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
How Internet is changing the education system.
each other improve the learning process in the classroom? How does it make a difference in study of epics like the Odyssey and the Iliad? These questions and more will be answered in the following pas ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Western literature has few epics of any real greatness. Of these, The Epic of Gilgamesh is by far the oldest.
The Epic of GilgameshWestern literature has few epics of any real greatness. Of these, The Epic of Gilgamesh is by far the oldest. The standard vers ... esh an "epic"? The epic form itself is sometimes traced to Homer, to define five common features to epics: 1) there is a hero of great national or even universal importance; 2) there is a vast canvas, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature