Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0256 - Ancient Epic I

The aim of this course was the comparative study of four ancient epics from Mesopotamia, Greece, India, and Ireland. The core readings comprised: the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Mahabharata, and the Tain. Each text was considered both in its own historical and cultural context and in the larger shared context of ancient epic, myth, religion, and literature.

Writing and Research Multiple Cultural Perspectives Independent Work