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The Odyssey: The use of Hubris

“There is no safety in unlimited hubris” (McGeorge Bundy). The dictionary defines hubris as overbearing pride or presumption; arro...

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Skatebrd45 Published on 04/16/2001 5438 Reads Literature

Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the greatest pieces of literature from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia known to modern sc...

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Admin Published on 11/05/2000 1817 Reads Literature

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... ...

Epic Heroism of King Gilgamesh

In two pages this essay reveals how the story of Gilgamesh serves to define the epic and how the protagonist characterizes the her... ...

Heroic Comparison of Hector and Achilles in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages this paper compares the heroes Hector and Achilles as presented in Homer's epic in an evaluation of whose heroism wa... ...

An Analysis of Virgil's Depiction of the Tragedy of Dido

Virgil's Aeneid is a tale of the five stages of the tragic love of Dido and the epic hero Aeneas. Love is presented as a disease ... ...

Beowulf and a Contrast of Battles with Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon

In five pages the three battles of Beowulf are contrasted in order to determine what the hero's motivations were each time and wha... ...

Poetry of Homer and Heroism in 'The Odyssey' and 'The Iliad'

In four pages Homer's definition of the classical hero is examined in a discussion of 2 of his epics. Seven sources are cited in ... ...

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... ...

Motifs of Ancient Greek Literature and Superman

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th... ...

Comparative Analysis of Heroes Hector and Achilles in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages this paper presents a contrast and comparison of the heroes Hector and Achilles as featured in the epic poem 'The Il... ...

The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht

The writer discusses Bertolt Brecht's play The Threepenny Opera and explains its significance to twentieth century theater. The wr... ...

Ancient Greece's Tragic Heroes Agamemnon, Achilles, and Hector

This paper examines 'The Iliad' by Homer in an analysis of the tragic heroes Hector, Achilles, and Agamemnon featured in the epic.... ...

A Comparison of the Song of Roland and Beowulf

The writer compares and analyzes the Song of Roland and Beowulf, two epic poems. The main focus of the paper is the death of the r... ...

Mahabharata and the Heroes Karna and Arjuna

In a research paper consisting of sixteen pages the heroes of the epic Indian saga are examined in a comparative analysis that als... ...

Similarities and Differences between King Arthur and Beowulf

The writer compares and contrasts the epic heroes King Arthur and Beowulf. The paper is five pages long and has seven sources list... ...

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,... ...

Homer's Heroes Patroclus and Achilles

In this essay consisting of five pages the argument is presented that the friendship between these heroes in Homer's 'The Iliad' s... ...

Heroes Beowulf and Hamlet

In five pages Joseph Campbell's definition of a hero is applied to Beowulf and Hamlet in a comparison and contrast of these two ep... ...

Gilgamesh, 'The Odyssey' and Heroic Epics

In five pages this paper discusses the societal and immortality quests of epic heroes in Gilgamesh and Homer's 'The Odyssey' in a ... ...

Epic Hero Luke Skywalker in Star Wars

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares classic mythical heroes to the epic cinematic protagonist Luke Skywalker in Star Wa... ...

Cinematography in “Hero”

A 6 page research paper that discusses the elements of cinematography in “Hero,” directed by Zhang Yimou, 2002, which is an epic f... ...

Beowulf: Epic Hero Or Not?

3 pages in length. The writer briefly argues why Beowulf should be considered an epic hero. Bibliography lists 3 sources.... ...

Hector of Troy

The writer of this paper argues that it is Hector who is the real hero of Homer’s epic poem “the Iliad.” There is one source liste... ...

The Odyssey - Women

In “The Odyssey” by Homer, there were many great women that had conflicting personalities and adverse motives, but also they were ...

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chrisse145 Published on 06/25/2001 1821 Reads Literature

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and its Message

In three pages this epic is analyzed in terms of its message. There are no other sources listed.... ...

'The Iliad' and 'Ramayana' Compared

In four pages these epic works are contrasted and compared in terms of their heroic protagonists. Four sources are cited in the bi... ...

The House Giacomo Built History of an Italian Family, 1878-1978 by Donald S. Pitkin

In five pages this 1985 text is examined in terms of its family epic characteristics. There are no other sources listed.... ...

Goddesses Calypso and Circe in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these goddesses in terms of what each represents about femininity and also discuss... ...

Hero's Personality of Odysseus

In five pages Homer's protagonist Odysseus featured in 'The Odyssey' is examined in terms of his heroic personality attributes. F... ...