Writing on World Literature: Difference between revisions
From Gerald R. Lucas
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* “[[Friendship and Two Epics]]” | * “[[Friendship and Two Epics]]” | ||
* “[[The Taming of Nature in Gilgamesh|The Taming of Nature in ''Gilgamesh'']]” | * “[[The Taming of Nature in Gilgamesh|The Taming of Nature in ''Gilgamesh'']]” | ||
* [[Gilgamesh Study Guide|''Gilgamesh'' Study Guide]] | |||
===Homer=== | ===Homer=== | ||
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* “[[Hector's Choice]]” | * “[[Hector's Choice]]” | ||
* “[[O My Rider]]” | * “[[O My Rider]]” | ||
* [[Iliad Study Guide|''Iliad'' Study Guide]] | |||
====''Odyssey''==== | ====''Odyssey''==== | ||
* “[[Homer's Odyssey|Homer’s ''Odyssey'']]” | * “[[Homer's Odyssey|Homer’s ''Odyssey'']]” | ||
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* “[[The Lessons of Hell]]” | * “[[The Lessons of Hell]]” | ||
* “[[The Return of Odysseus]]” | * “[[The Return of Odysseus]]” | ||
* [[Odyssey Study Guide|''Odyssey'' Study Guide]] | |||
===Virgil=== | ===Virgil=== | ||
* “[[Virgil's Aeneid|Virgil’s ''Aeneid'']]” | * “[[Virgil's Aeneid|Virgil’s ''Aeneid'']]” | ||
* “[[Aeneas and Dido]]” | * “[[Aeneas and Dido]]” | ||
* [[Aeneid Study Guide|''Aeneid'' Study Guide]] | |||
===Ovid=== | ===Ovid=== | ||
* “[[Ovid's Metamorphoses|Ovid’s ''Metamorphoses'']]” | * “[[Ovid's Metamorphoses|Ovid’s ''Metamorphoses'']]” | ||
* “[[Breaking the Girl]]” | * “[[Breaking the Girl]]” | ||
* [[Metamorphoses Study Guide|''Metamorphoses'' Study Guide]] | |||
==Tragedy== | ==Tragedy== | ||
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===Sophocles=== | ===Sophocles=== | ||
* “[[Character v. Fate|Character v. Fate in ''Oedipus Rex'']].” July 10, 2003. | * “[[Character v. Fate|Character v. Fate in ''Oedipus Rex'']].” July 10, 2003. | ||
* [[Oedipus Rex Study Guide|''OR'' Study Guide]] | |||
===Euripides=== | ===Euripides=== | ||
* “[[Euripides' Medea|Euripides’ ''Medea'']]” | * “[[Euripides' Medea|Euripides’ ''Medea'']]” | ||
* [[Medea Study Guide|''Medea'' Study Guide]] | |||
[[Category:World Literature]] | [[Category:World Literature]] |
Revision as of 12:13, 13 January 2019
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, “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 the Tragedy Overview” and “Some Views on Tragedy.”
Sophocles
- “Character v. Fate in Oedipus Rex.” July 10, 2003.
- OR Study Guide