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Comparative Analysis of Underworld Visits in the Works of Homer and Virgil

see the shades of Penelope or Telemakhos here -- but implores Odysseus to give him a decent burial before his body is ravaged by s...

'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...

Virgil’s Portrayal of Hell in Book VI of The Aeneid

observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...

The Iliad and The Aeneid

Homer's and Virgil's works are compared and contrasted. This research report suggests that various trends for each of these works....

Female Characters and Ancient Texts

is clear that each of them has some wish in his mind that he cant articulate; instead, like an oracle, he half-grasps what he want...

Cultural Myths and 'The Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey'

In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...

Literature's Classic Adventure

far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy" (Homer The Odyssey PG). The Odyssey was written in 800 B.C. and woven in...

Comparative Analysis of Voltaire's Candide, Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

In five pages this paper examines how society changed from individual acceptance to individual oppression in a comparative analysi...

Comparison of Aeneas and Odysseus

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts Virgil's protagonist Aeneas from 'The Aeneid' with Homer's protagonist Odyssey in ...

Greek Games, Now and Then

This research report examines customs, events, and for example meanings of the Phaeacians' games. Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aen...

Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome

does provoke Didos suicide one has to question to what extent he would embrace the label of hero. At the same time, besides the in...

Death Confrontation in Tolstoy, Virgil, and Homer

father and travels great distances until he comes to Italy where he holds games and celebrations for his fathers death. He is told...

Considering What Makes a Classic with Virgil, Tolstoy, and Homer

and suicide because life did not work out well enough for a particular character, Anna Karenina. We are also given the strong expe...

The Ideal Warrior

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...

Homer's Epic Style

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...

Virgil's 'Aeneid,' Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Divine Intervention

of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...

Virgil's and Dante's Underworlds Compared

to travel to consult with his father who has gone before. The way is hidden and mysterious, but it is nonetheless accessible to t...

Women in Homer's 'The Iliad' and Virgil's 'The Aeneid'

although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...

Comparative Analysis of 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In six pages this paper compares these two classical works in terms of plot, characterization, setting, thematic portrayals of war...

Comparative Analysis of 'The Odyssey' by Homer and 'The Aeneid' by Virgil

In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the depictions of women and the journeys undertaken by Aeneas and Odysseus in these...

How Virgil's 'Aeneid' Influences 'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot\

In twelve pages this paper presents a comparative analysis of 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot in order to de...

Gladiator Compared with 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages Maximus of the Gladiator film is compared with Odysseus of Homer's epic in a five page comparative analysis. There ...

Classical Literature and the Portrayal of the 'Faustian Bargain'

In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...

Western Classical Literature and Women

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...

'Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey' Number II

In three pages this paper emphasizes Aeneas' and Odysseus' differences as reflected in the works by Virgil and Homer. There is no...

Public Life versus Private Life in The Aeneid, The Odyssey, and Oresteia

In four pages this paper compares and contrasts how the authors depict private life and public life in these ancient literary work...

'The Odyssey,' The Aeneid and the Themes of Star Crossed Lovers

banquet. Aeneas begins to talk to Queen Dido. Dido becomes enamored with Aeneas, something not unprovoked by the gods and goddess...

Tolstoy, Virgil, and Homer on Happiness and Erotic Love

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...

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Studies

At the same time, it is also the case that Black women...