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The following are introductions and background to texts I teach regularly in [[:Category:ENGL 2111|ENGL 2111]] and [[:Category:ENGL 2112|ENGL 2112]]. Many links within the essays go to Wikipedia.
 
==Epic==
[[File:PeinturesMuséeFabre121 Bénouville Achille.jpg|thumb|Achilles]]
First, begin by familiarizing yourself with [[Epic Poetry]], [[The Epic Hero]], “[[On the Primary and Secondary Epics]],” and “[[The Heroic Ideal]].”
 
===''Gilgamesh''===
* “[[Introduction to Gilgamesh|Introduction to ''Gilgamesh'']]”
* “[[Ecological Themes in Gilgamesh|Ecological Themes in ''Gilgamesh'']]”
* “[[Friendship and Two Epics]]”
* “[[The Taming of Nature in Gilgamesh|The Taming of Nature in ''Gilgamesh'']]”
* [[Gilgamesh Study Guide|''Gilgamesh'' Study Guide]]
 
===Homer===
====''Iliad''====
* “[[Homer's Iliad|Homer’s ''Iliad'']]”
* “[[Fighting Beyond Fate]]”
* “[[Friendship and Two Epics]]”
* “[[Hector's Choice]]”
* “[[O My Rider]]”
* [[Iliad Study Guide|''Iliad'' Study Guide]]
====''Odyssey''====
* “[[Homer's Odyssey|Homer’s ''Odyssey'']]”
* “[[Xenia: A Religious Duty|''Xenia'': A Religious Duty]]”
* “[[The Telemachiad]]”
* “[[Odysseus and the Poet]]”
* “[[The Island of the Cyclops]]”
* “[[Odysseus and Circe]]”
* “[[Poor Elpenor]]”
* “[[Journey to the Underworld]]”
* “[[The Lessons of Hell]]”
* “[[The Return of Odysseus]]”
* [[Odyssey Study Guide|''Odyssey'' Study Guide]]
 
===Virgil===
* “[[Virgil's Aeneid|Virgil’s ''Aeneid'']]”
* “[[Aeneas and Dido]]”
* [[Aeneid Study Guide|''Aeneid'' Study Guide]]
 
===Ovid===
* “[[Ovid's Metamorphoses|Ovid’s ''Metamorphoses'']]”
* “[[Breaking the Girl]]”
* [[Metamorphoses Study Guide|''Metamorphoses'' Study Guide]]
 
==Tragedy==
[[File:Oedipus-statue.jpg|thumb]]
See the [[Tragedy Overview]] and “[[Some Views on Tragedy]].”
 
===Sophocles===
* “[[Character v. Fate|Character v. Fate in ''Oedipus Rex'']].” July 10, 2003.
* [[Oedipus Rex Study Guide|''OR'' Study Guide]]
 
===Euripides===
* “[[Euripides' Medea|Euripides’ ''Medea'']]”
* [[Medea Study Guide|''Medea'' Study Guide]]
 
[[Category:World Literature]]

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