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African Epic Sundiata

However, supernatural strength is indicated when he finally does stand. Sundiata instructed that a heavy iron rod should be brough...

The Epic 'Beowulf' and Anglo Saxon Culture

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. ...

Imagery and Epic Simile in 'The Iliad' by Homer

Epic simile and imagery employed by Homer in 'The Iliad' are analyzed in 6 pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Epic Oral Poetry Tradition

In seven pages this paper examines the epic 'Beowulf' in a consideration of the poetic oral tradition. Seven sources are cited in...

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...

Beowulf as an Epic Hero

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...

John Gardner's Grendel and Epic Beowulf

oo well that here was the last of...

Historical Indian Epic Mahabharata

Western thinking is presented in an interview with French author Jean-Claude Carriere who adapted the great epic for the stage. ...

Beowulf Epic and 'Druncen' Word Uses

How the word 'druncen' or drunken is used in the epic Beowulf is the focus of this analysis consisting of five pages. Three sourc...

Beowulf's Epic Poetry

In five pages this paper examines such events as the Dane's nation rise, attack of Heorot, hero's arrival in Heorot, Heorot feast,...

An Analysis of Homer's Epic Poem, The Odyssey

of the Muse to introduce its tale: "Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story / of that man skilled in all ways of contendin...

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the Medieval Epic 'Beowulf' and Setting

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

Epic Poem Beowulf and the Heroic Code

In six pages this paper analyzes the epic Beowulf in terms of its interpretation of the heroic code both in characters and in deed...

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...

Triumphing in the African Epic Sundiata

In six pages this paper considers the text's description of how to overcome adversity triumphantly. Five sources are listed in th...

Romance and Epic Characteristics

individual stories into the tapestry that became his famous epics. He did not create the stories; they had come from hundreds of y...

Epic Hero Transformation in Greek Literature

In six pages this paper examines the transformation of the epic hero in ancient Greek literary works such as Euripides' Medea, Sop...

'Milton's Imperial Epic' by J. Martin Evans and 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton

intent of colonialism as an example of divinely inspired imperialistic politics and unabashed expansionism. Arguing with Evans "Im...

Epic Filmmaking and 1939's Gone with the Wind

In five pages this paper discusses Gone with the Wind in an analysis of its epic film production. Four sources are cited in the b...

The Use of Allegory and Symbolism in the Epic Poem Beowulf

Goldsmith, who sees Beowulf as being addressed to the "powerful" and designed to "warn them of the dangers attendant upon power" (...

'Song of Roland' and Medieval Epic Poetry

long before it was ever written down. To use Si!r Philip Sidney phrase pertaining to the oral traditions of epic poetry, it was ...

Feminist Epic The Descent of Alette by Alice Notley

In five pages this paper examines this revolutionary price that traces the metaphorically hellish journey of the narrator. Seven ...

Comparative Analysis of the 'Poem of the Cid' Epic and Anthony Mann's 1961 Film El Cid

In three pages this paper discusses an epic in terms of characteristics and how thee are expressed in literature and on film in a ...

Epic of Sunjata, Efuru, and Things Fall Apart Compared

In a paper consisting of six pages these three African novels written by Fa Digi Sisoko, Flora Nwapa, and Chinua Achebe are compar...

History and the Epic Poems of Homer

In five pages this essay examines what is revealed about ancient Greek history in Homer's poetic epics 'The Iliad' and 'The Odysse...

Analyzing the Epic Poem 'Beowulf'

In four pages the classic Medieval poem is analyzed. There is no bibliography included....

An Overview of the Epic Poem Beowulf

The writer of this paper first gives an overview of the poem Beowulf, which was written in Old English, and then relates it to con...

'Beowulf' and King Hrothgar's Character

In three pages this essay analyzes the Medieval epic and argues that the most human character is Hrothgar. There is no bibliograp...

The Way in Which Sundiata and Beowulf Present Heroism

The writer compares and contrasts the Old English poem Beowulf with Sundiata, which is an African epic. The writer argues that whi...

Comparing and Contrasting Achilles and Beowulf

The writer compares and contrasts Achilles, a hero from Greek mythology, with Beowulf, the hero of the Old English epic poem. The ...