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father and travels great distances until he comes to Italy where he holds games and celebrations for his fathers death. He is told...
and suicide because life did not work out well enough for a particular character, Anna Karenina. We are also given the strong expe...
in the ideal image of a male hero or warrior. In both cultures the people were founded in a patriarchal way of life, seeing man as...
Ulysses is clearly at the mercy of the gods and goddesses to some extent. He cannot seem to simply go home, but...
In seven pages these works by Stephen Crane and Homer are examined within the context of the tragic hero and his combat motives. ...
In five pages this paper examines how human nature is featured in classic literary works by Homer, Sophocles, Dante Alighieri, and...
so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...
In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...
was forbidden to her, period. It was not her place to try to reason why; it was her place to obey without question. This is what w...
In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...
This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...
In four pages this paper compares and contrasts how the authors depict private life and public life in these ancient literary work...
In five pages this paper examines how the quest theme is depicted in these works by Dante and Homer. Three sources are cited in t...
In three pages this paper emphasizes Aeneas' and Odysseus' differences as reflected in the works by Virgil and Homer. There is no...
In 6 pages this paper analyzes how women's roles in these works by Homer reflect the cultural perceptions of women in ancient Gree...
In five pages these poetic works are examined in terms of the portrayal of Homer in each. There are 3 sources cited in the biblio...
banquet. Aeneas begins to talk to Queen Dido. Dido becomes enamored with Aeneas, something not unprovoked by the gods and goddess...
demesne" (Keats PG). It is here that religion first crops up in Keats explanation. Further, the entire work is about discovery, op...
growing stronger and more defiant with every passing episode. "...Homer certainly recognizes the notion of intention, and in many...
and error, in an artistic career that lasted 50 years and produced some 2,000 known works. Such a large body of work leaves admir...
in the cave by night, it was she, not he, that would have it so" (Homer V). In this we get the impression that while Ulysses may h...
to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...
In five pages this essay considers the audience and poet relationship as represented in 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante and 'The Odys...
In six pages this paper examines 'The Aeneid' in terms of the dialogue with the dead featured by Virgil and its difference with 'T...
size," who attacks it nightly (Kennedy xiv). Beowulf, in particular is described in heroic terms: Of living strong men he was the...
journey of humanity through life. Dantes epic charts a journey of the soul, from the depths of degradation to the radiance of rede...
This paper consists of nine pages and considers how violence is perpetuated by the gods in Thebiad by Status, Oedipus Rex by Sopho...
see the shades of Penelope or Telemakhos here -- but implores Odysseus to give him a decent burial before his body is ravaged by s...
In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...
The writer argues that legends are stories that are likely to have their beginnings in fact, but over time, are added to and re-to...