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Comparison between Beowulf and Gilgamesh.
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Beowulf and Gilgamesh
There are many differences and critical comparisons that can be drawn
between the epics of Beowulf and Gilgamesh. Both are historical poems
which shape their respected culture and both have major social, cultural,
and political impacts on the development of western civilization
literature and writing. Before any analysis is made, it is vital that
some kind of a foundation be established so that a further, in-depth
exploration of the complex nature of
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Toronto
Press, 1981.
This book is a compilation of studies done from 1979 to 1981 to determine
the date when
Beowulf was composed. The studies used many different methods to determine
its origins, from grammar and sentence construction to comparing the text
to historical knowledge. The collected essays present many opinions, but
they do not make any conclusions.
The Norton Anthology of World Literature, ed. Gilgamesh: Norton and
Company, 1985. Contains world literature from the various authors and
ages
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