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Quest Novels Voltaire's Candide and Epic of Gilgamesh

we will discuss two stories involving journeys -- the ancient Babylonian story of Gilgamesh, and Voltaires Candide. Written abou...

Herbert Mason's Translation of Gilgamesh A Verse Narrative Analyzed

human condition then and now. Throughout the course of the story, Gilgamesh takes several physical journeys. However, the one mo...

Civilization versus Wilderness in the Epic of Gilgamesh

who is as strong as Gilgamesh (Sandars, 1987). In order for Enkidu to be a civilizing force on Gilgamesh, he must first be initi...

Life and its Meaning Questioned

contrary, that it will be lived all the better if it has no meaning." Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus. * Life is a tragedy fo...

Classic Literature and Its Social Functions

all too suddenly succumbed to temptation and became the gatekeeper of Hell -- a place of consequence where one goes whose choices ...

Mortality in Epic of Gilgamesh

afterlife, gods and worship, adventure and achievement, and legacy. The gender roles and children depicted in The Epic of Gilgame...

Themes of Love and Death in the Epic of Gilgamesh

through his loving he begins to see the fragile condition of life itself. However, these ultimate realizations take their time in ...

Man and the Creation of Fear and God

As for mankind, numbered are their days/ Whatever they achieve is but the wind!" (Epic of Gilgamesh 8). When Gilgameshs friend Enk...

Forrest Gump and the Epic Genre

Forrest gave us a clear view of the concepts of loyalty and honesty between friends regardless of the turns of circumstance or the...

Gilgamesh, Sir Gawain, and Their Representation of Moral Values

women. According to Tablet I, Column ii, "Gilgamesh is a fate alive... He knew the secret paths that reached the eagles nest abov...

Tablets IX to XI of 'Epic of Gilgamesh' Analyzed

finally reaches his destination (Young-Mason 347). Gilgamesh eagerly encourages Utnapishtim to share with him this timeless secre...

Thematic Comparison of Gilgamesh with Current Events

of evil. Bush pursued his quest for immortality by invading the Middle East, first in Iraq in March of 2003, and then established...

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...

'The Iliad' and the Homeric Hero

prince, a warrior and one who will fight to the death to defend what he believes in. However, in order to support the above thesis...

Guidance of the Angel Raphael in Paradise Lost by John Milton

In ten pages this paper analyzes the guide role of the angel Raphael in the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton....

Heroic Greek Definition in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer

In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....

Achilles' Shield in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....

Achilles' Shield in 'The Iliad' by Homer II

In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....

D.T. Niane's Old Mali Epic Sundiata

In six pages this epic is critically reviewed. There are no other sources cited....

Depiction of Humans and Gods in the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh

is that the creationist deity has no gender, and it is a characteristic peculiar to humans and animals. As William Hallo (...

Comparative Analysis of Floods in the Epic of Gilgamesh and in Genesis

olive branch, proving that there is land above water once again. A rainbow appears in the sky as a sign that God will not...

'The Iliad' by Homer, 'Epic of Gilgamesh' and Fate

The fates of death or destruction could be explored in a dramatic structure, and how the protagonist elected to face his destiny, ...

Old Testament, 'The Odyssey,' 'Epic of Gilgamesh' and Social Function in Literature

in mind we present an examination of Gilgamesh as he illustrates the struggle for social function, or mortality, despite the inter...

Mortality and Morality in the Epic of Gilgamesh

In five pages this paper examines the role of Enkidu in the education of Gilgamesh and his understanding that accepting his mortal...

Deities and Fate in The Epic of Gilgamesh and Sophocles' Oedipus the King

Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....

Otherworld and Heroes in 'The Odyssey' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh'

in order to acquire knowledge, and to demonstrate bravery or quick-wittedness while they are dealing with unfamiliar situations or...

Epic Heroes Gilgamesh and Hercules and Violence

In ten pages this paper discusses how violence is portrayed in the heroic epics of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. Six sources ar...

Religious Comparison Between the Book of Genesis and Epic of Gilgamesh

it. The man proceeded immediately to build an ark" (Noss, 38). Marietta Moskin agrees that many of the earliest Hebrew stories d...

Order and Chaos in Homer's 'Odyssey' and the Epic of Gilgamesh

In five pages this paper examines the relationship between order and chaos within the context of these two classical literary work...