DOCUMENT RESUME CS 201 686 ED 098 597 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION Fleming‚ Margaret‚ Ed. Teaching the Epic. National Council of Teachers of English‚ Urbana‚ PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM 74 120p. EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS MF-$0.75 HC-$5.40 PLUS POSTAGE American Literature; Bibliographies; Classical Literature; English Instruction; *Epics; German Literature; Greek Literature; High Schools; Legends; *Literary Analysis; Literature; *Literature Appreciation; Medieval Literature;
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Beowulf is an epic about a hero who takes on great challenges and adventures. This epic is from the Anglo-Saxon period. The character Beowulf embodies the virtues of the Anglo-Saxon culture and beliefs. Beowulf reveals details about the culture in which it was written. During this time of the Epic‚ around 800 A.D.‚ there were two basic and common beliefs. these beliefs were both Paganism and Christianity. The main belief that we see right off the bat is Paganism. Paganism is the belief in monsters
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The Epic of Gilgamesh Writing Style Simple‚ Poetic‚ Repetitive The Epic of Gilgamesh Style In A Glossary of Literary Terms‚ literary scholar M. H. Abrams lists five essential characteristics of epic literature: (1) ’ "The hero is a figure of great national or even cosmic importance;" (2) "The setting of the poem is ample in scale‚ and may be worldwide‚ or even larger;" (3) "The action involves superhuman deeds in battle;" (4) "In these great actions the gods and other supernatural beings take
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many areas. The mortal and chaste Alcmene‚ the mother of Hercules‚ gave birth to him from a union with God (Zeus). Similar to Herod who wanted to kill Jesus‚ Hera wanted to kill Hercules. Like Jesus‚ Hercules traveled the earth as a mortal helping mankind and performed miraculous deeds. Similar to Jesus who died and rose to heaven‚ Hercules died‚ rose to Mt. Olympus and became a god. Hercules gives example of perhaps the most popular hero in Ancient Greece and Rome. They believed that he actually
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Hercules was living happily with Hebe for a couple of years after doing his twelve labors. He was eating a lot and constantly drinking too much Ambrosia‚ not heeding Zeus’ warnings.. He started to think that everyone was beneath him. Hera soon realized this and decided that Hercules was not at all like he used to be. He was not humble‚ nor caring and she thought her daughter deserved better. She gave him a 13th Labor. Hercules’ 13th Labor was the hardest one of all: Stopping his father from fooling
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh In the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ Gilgamesh undertakes a journey of self-discovery and transformation from a tyrannical leader to a refined‚ mature and wiser king. The hero of Uruk‚ who is two-thirds god and one-third man‚ was introduced as the reigning monarch of Uruk who was a notorious rapist causing hatred and concern within in the kingdom. In the epic‚ his friendship and adventures undertaken with Enkidu‚ the death of Enkidu‚ and his failure to achieve immortality are key
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Marble Statue of a youthful Hercules The piece of artwork I have chosen to best represent Bloomberg’s ban on oversized sugary drinks is the “Marble statue of a youthful Hercules”‚ which is on display in Gallery 162 in the Metropolitan Museum. The “Marble statue of a youthful Hercules” is a Roman stone sculpture that dates from around 69-96 A.D. during the Early imperial‚ Flavian period. “Restorations made during the early 17th century: head and neck‚ right arm below the shoulder‚ left arm
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The story of Gilgamesh was one of the world’s first literary works but most importantly the very first epic. “An epic or heroic poem is a long narrative poem‚ on a serious subject [that was] written in a grand or elevated style‚ centered on a larger-than-life hero” (Lynch). Because it was only recited orally for many centuries it was forgotten and vanished until “it was recorded at Sumer in the late third millennium B.C.E” (Fiero 19). The story of Gilgamesh is about an arrogant
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Hercules Mulligan Hercules Mulligan was born in Co. Antrim‚ Ireland in 1740 to Hugh and Sarah Mulligan. At that time the Irish people were victims of the Penal Laws that restricted their right to education‚ to hold office‚ to vote‚ to possess arms and to own property of any monetary value. This was the Ireland that the Mulligan family left in1746 to come to the American colonies in search of a better life. They settled in New York City where the family prospered and went on to own and operate
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table: An Epic Hero for Modern Times In about 1470‚ Thomas Malory finished Morte d’ Arthur‚ the first of the many legends written about King Arthur. Even in modern times‚ King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are a favorite subject in movies‚ books‚ and plays. Often times this is so because the Medieval Period in general‚ and King Arthur in particular‚ have an air of mystery‚ romance‚ fantasy‚ and adventure that are popular themes in all times
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