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Significance of Telemakhos in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

father. So, by the end of the story what he has done has given him experience and wisdom to deal with a future as a leader. Tel...

Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Refuge

wish to take any chances, yet knows he must rest. The place he found to hide is described as follows: "he crept beneath two shoots...

Analyzing a Visual Text of a Cyclops

his disposal beyond his huge physical size. It would seem no human could be safe against this creature that could easily pierce o...

Grace Nichol's Collection The Fat Black Woman's Poems

seems to address in her works include that of lost culture and a sense of longing to return to a time which is perceived to be mor...

Epic Heroes in 'The Iliad, 'The Odyssey,' 'Beowulf,' 'The Aeneid,' and 'The Ramayana'

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 ...

Recurring Imagery: Hamlet

a character claiming he is "sick at heart," sets the stage for all the struggles that will take place (Shakespeare I i). It is the...

Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' Explicated

in a language that, though poetic, little resembles modern English: "By very force he raft hir maidenheed, / For which oppressioun...

'The Iliad' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh' on Death and the Afterlife

These two classic epics are contrasted and compared regarding the perspectives on death and immortality in the afterlife contained...

Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

This 4 page paper describes Toni Morrison's use of imagery and metaphor in her novel Tar Baby....

An Examination of 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

In five pages, the author's employment of voice, imagery, and gender themes are considered....

C.S. Forester's Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

In five pages this novel's imagery uses are analyzed. There are no other sources listed....

'Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey' Number Three

In four pages this paper examines evaluates the acceptability of the protagonists' actions in these classic literary works by Virg...

Wine in The Odyssey

reader how "everything well stowed, the wine in jars, and the barley meal, which is the staff of life" which indicates that wine r...

Divine Power and 'The Iliad' by Homer

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...

Comparison of 'History of the Peloponnesian War' by Thucydides and 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages this paper compares these two works in terms of wartime reality portrayals. Two sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Violence and How It is Glorified in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In eight pages this paper discusses the epic's glorification of violence in an analysis that also considers gender roles, human na...

Warfare Ideology in 'The Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Iliad' by Homer

In 8 pages this paper contrasts and compares how warfare is ideologically presented in each classical work. There are no other so...

'The Iliad' by Homer Book IX

In five pages this essay examines Ulysses' argument to Achilles and his response to it as described in Book IX of 'The Iliad.' Th...

Women's Roles in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In 6 pages this paper analyzes how women's roles in these works by Homer reflect the cultural perceptions of women in ancient Gree...

War in 'The Iliad' by Homer

rage of Achilles is evident throughout the poem. He sought revenge for his best friends death. The reader can see an outcry agai...

Comparison of 'The Iliad' by Homer and 'Omeros' by Derek Walcott

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...

'The Iliad' by Homer and Peace

In 7 pages this paper considers the peace messages contained within this war stories' collection known as 'The Iliad.' There are ...

Comparison of 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Iliad' by Homer

are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...

Epics of 'Ulysses' by James Joyce and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In 8 pages these different literary texts are compared in terms of how they satisfy the epic definition in nation and character po...

Odysseus' Maturation and the Epic 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages this paper discusses the maturation Odysseus underwent throughout the course of 'The Odyssey.' Three sources are ci...

'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer and Themes of War and Domesticity

In a paper consisting of 6 pages war and domesticity are examined within the context of these Homerian ethics particularly as they...

Homer's True Identity

facts" (Manley 55) which leads to the realization that there are also "no true biographies...about this very ancient Greek poet" (...

Book IX in 'The Iliad' by Homer and Arguments of Ajax, Phoenix, and Odysseus

this late hour / To save our army from these howling Trojans. / Think of yourself, of the regret you will feel / For harm that wil...

'The Iliad' of Homer and its Modern Significance

the world changed forever on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when Osama bin Ladens al-Qaeda terrorist network invaded ...

Patroklos' Death and Bearer of Blame in 'The Iliad' by Homer

(2) which struck the coup de grace" (Floyd ucla13.html). As we can see, although Hektor obviously killed Patroklos, he was just on...