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so important because it represents at the beginning the significance of having a male heir to carry on ancestral traditions. The ...

not necessarily better than the other. Death was perceived as a place, a further step in life that would offer more security and s...

birth. That there should be pagan aspects in an epic supposedly Christian should not come as surprise. A pagan hero is one...

must take a stand against evil and live according to ideals rather than simply from a myopic focus on personal needs. In Canto 2...

This essay offers summary and analysis of four poems which begin by offering a comparison of two companion poems from Songs of Inn...

In the media today, it is possible to frequently see pundits and politicians bemoaning the state of society in regards to morality...

region. The peoples lives are on the line. A student writing on this subject provides an example of a young cadre who is killed b...

promising land reform has achieved a broad political peasant base. The Red Army is being recruited from Jiangxi. Chiang Kai-shek...

In five pages this essay offers a contrast and comparison of Theodore Roethke's poems 'The Waking' and 'I Knew a Woman' and A.A. A...

In five pages the epic heroes that are featured in epic literary works are discussed in a consideration of 'The Song of Roland,' '...

until a water snake slithered by. Panicked and briefly forgetting about the traveler on his back, Puff-jaw dove, which threw the ...

had on the rural peasants, and his social reforms introduced the hitherto unknown concept of womens rights. The propaganda of the ...

be restored to its former glory and she wants the internal civil wars to end. It is because of this constant strife that Ling-ling...

aunt and uncle reluctantly agree. Chen commits that they did not oppose this plan "too vigorously" because they were "apprehensive...

/ And every fair from fair sometimes declines, / By chance, or natures changing course untrimmd; / But thy eternal summer shall no...

prince, a warrior and one who will fight to the death to defend what he believes in. However, in order to support the above thesis...

than life and serves as a role model for others to follow; they are brave, smart and good in battle; and, the hero embarks upon a ...

this case Hrothgar, and his subjects. The Beowulf poet states that "It came to his (Hrothgars) mind that he would command men to c...

is in danger, and perhaps also eager to gain some fame through the process. His character is somewhat innocent, but yet no less wi...

the tale. In fact, it seems that one of the general ways in which each character is depicted is a quick rundown of their lineage. ...

The writer argues that Beowulf can be considered a hero, not only because he does heroic deeds, but also because of the way in whi...

return home. They are in morning, for they have lost a son. They pray to the gods for his return, but feel that he is dead. They e...

1). With the passage of time, epics evolved into what is commonly referred to as chansons de geste or romances. French in origin...

adversely influencing the minds of young boys. Augustines autobiographical Confessions ponders the external social threats of sex...

Godlike erect, with native Honour clad...

In six pages this epic is critically reviewed. There are no other sources cited....

In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....

In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

Gawain is presented with similar atrocities and the same type of need for retribution, though his choice of actions and his determ...