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Essays 541 - 570
The writer uses a close reading of the Old English epic poem Beowulf, and in particular the events at King Hrothgar's court, to ex...
Western thinking is presented in an interview with French author Jean-Claude Carriere who adapted the great epic for the stage. ...
in order to acquire knowledge, and to demonstrate bravery or quick-wittedness while they are dealing with unfamiliar situations or...
This paper discusses the dilemma posed by the conclusion of this epic narrative for both the protagonist and the reader in 5 pages...
In five pages Joseph Campbell's definition of a hero is applied to Beowulf and Hamlet in a comparison and contrast of these two ep...
still just one being who is in constant struggle with his own existence. When determining who truly exercises power in an a...
since the Middle Ages as the models for literature at its grandest" (McDaniel 1-15pope.htm). It is a general consensus that Popes ...
this case Hrothgar, and his subjects. The Beowulf poet states that "It came to his (Hrothgars) mind that he would command men to c...
it would seem. Socrates agrees for he sees that by having such an argument with Euthyphro he may find a better way to plead his ow...
fulfills his part of the social bargain, which is to "give to young and old all that God has given him." Grendel who is describ...
In a paper consisting of four pages the ways in which Pope mocks feuding families, the ancient Greek epic, and the aristocracy wit...
over 276 feet above the high water; and weighed an overwhelming 14,680 tons (Wright 616). For anyone who had the opportunity to s...
related to this period, and some of the socio-political reasons for wanting Pu Yi to take the throne within the constructs of the ...
In six pages this paper compares Seamus Heaney's and Lucien Dean Pearson's translations of the Medieval epic tale. There are thre...
In a paper consisting of five pages this paper examines the concepts of fate and free will within the context of Virgil's epic and...
In five pages this paper examines how Anglo Saxon dramatic society has been reflected in Burton Raffel's New Historicist interpret...
The writer discusses the difference between postmodern theatre and the epic theatre of Bertolt Brecht. The paper is seven pages lo...
In ten pages this paper discusses how violence is portrayed in the heroic epics of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. Six sources ar...
is that which involves a dual or battle. He states that if anyone can defeat him, here and now, they must meet him at another spec...
Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....
How the word 'druncen' or drunken is used in the epic Beowulf is the focus of this analysis consisting of five pages. Three sourc...
In five pages this paper examines such events as the Dane's nation rise, attack of Heorot, hero's arrival in Heorot, Heorot feast,...
In five pages this paper examines the role of Enkidu in the education of Gilgamesh and his understanding that accepting his mortal...
In five pages this paper examines the pride of Beowulf and its impact upon his actions and outcomes of the epic tale. There are n...
In five pages this paper examines how parent and child relationships are portrayed in this epic in a consideration of Gilgamesh's ...
In five pages this argumentative paper analyzes the 1997 epic film by director James Cameron based upon its infamous 1912 sinking....
This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...
on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...
In five pages these epic war tales are examined in a heroic contrast and comparison of Roland and Achilles. Three sources are cit...
monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...