YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :An Overview of the Epic Poem Beowulf
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In 5 pages this paper considers the significance of the Great Flood story retelling in the Epic of Gilgamesh and in the Book of Ge...
King Arthur and his knights of the round table. Regardless of the permutation in which the story appears, it always carries with ...
leader, Hector (son of King Priam), he kills in single combat. The poem closes as Achilles surrenders the corpse of Hector to Pria...
In five pages the difficult decisions Aeneas had to make in Vergil's epic 'Aeneid' are explored. There are 3 sources cited in th...
the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...
voracious sexual appetites by raping young village girls and claiming other mens wives as his own conquests on their wedding night...
Aruru to create a man mighty enough to subdue him if necessary: "It was you, Aruru, who created mankind, now create a zikru to i...
In five pages this argumentative paper analyzes the 1997 epic film by director James Cameron based upon its infamous 1912 sinking....
In a paper consisting of four pages the ways in which Pope mocks feuding families, the ancient Greek epic, and the aristocracy wit...
This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...
look at the example of Odysseuss wife Penelope. This queen is pictured as not only being desirable, but she is also pictured as be...
In five pages Homer's poetic epic is examined in a consideration of the significance of the armor worn by Achilles and the effects...
In five pages this paper compares the heroes Hector and Achilles as presented in Homer's epic in an evaluation of whose heroism wa...
In five pages these epic war tales are examined in a heroic contrast and comparison of Roland and Achilles. Three sources are cit...
In five pages the religious views of the Sumerians as represented in the Epic of Gilgamesh are contrasted and compared with contem...
The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 2000 BC and found inscribed on 12 tablets at Nineveh, is the earliest known epic. The Epic...
In six pages this paper examines how Telemachus grows and develops throughout the course of Homer's epic. There are no other sour...
These two classic epics are contrasted and compared regarding the perspectives on death and immortality in the afterlife contained...
we will discuss two stories involving journeys -- the ancient Babylonian story of Gilgamesh, and Voltaires Candide. Written abou...
In seven pages with a Roman numeral outline of one page also included this paper analyzes how symbolism is used to thematically po...
bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his ...
IN three pages this paper discusses how Homer depicted women in the epic 'The Odyssey' with Penelope being the primary focus of an...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares how women were oppressed by law and society in the Old Testament and in Homer's epi...
In five pages this research paper contrasts and compares Shakespeare's tragedy with the epic by Homer. Five sources are cited in ...
can defeat death too. His first leg of the journey involves descending into a tunnel-like cave composed of nine terrifying leagu...
In three pages this African literary epic is examined in terms of its themes of kingship and society with topics including artisti...
In ten pages this paper discusses how Christian virtue is reinforced through the pagan villain in this Medieval epic. Two sources...
In three pages this essay analyzes the Medieval epic and argues that the most human character is Hrothgar. There is no bibliograp...
In five pages this paper evaluates whether or not there was a Fall in the biblical interpretation presented by John Milton in his ...
In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...