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The following are introductions and background to texts I teach regularly in ENGL 2111 and ENGL 2112. Many links within the essays go to Wikipedia.
Epic
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”
- “Ecological Themes in Gilgamesh”
- “Friendship and Two Epics”
- “The Taming of Nature in Gilgamesh”
- Gilgamesh Study Guide
Homer
Iliad
- “Homer’s Iliad”
- “Fighting Beyond Fate”
- “Friendship and Two Epics”
- “Hector's Choice”
- “O My Rider”
- Iliad Study Guide
Odyssey
- “Homer’s Odyssey”
- “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
Virgil
Ovid
Tragedy
See Tragedy Overview.
Sophocles
- “Character v. Fate in Oedipus Rex.” July 10, 2003.
- OR Study Guide
