Great Books : The epic of gilgamesh.pptx

This story is about the Epic of Gilgamesh

1. The epic of gilgamesh A presentation by Mr. Bart Angelo Abella Chapter 2 : Lesson 1: The ancient days – middle east

2. INTRODUCTION Gilgamesh was a historical king or uruk in Babylonia, on the river Euphrates in modern Iraq: he liced abou 2,700 B.C.E. The ancients loved to tell tales about Gilgamesh, tales in which he successfully bested his kingdom enemy, king Agga in which he defeats the Bull of Heaven, in which he slays the monster Huwawa , and in which his friend Enkidu travels to the netherworld. 2 presentation title 20XX

3. 20XX presentation title 3 EPIC An epic is a long narrative poem that recounts the deeds of a hero or group of heroes often in the context of events that shaped a nation’s history. Elements that typically distinguish epic include superhumans deeds, fabulous adventures, highly stylized language, and a blending of lyrical land dramatic traditions. Examples, Homer’s The Iliad and the Odyssey, Virgil’s Aeneid, Vyasa's Mahabharata, Valmik’s Ramayana. Beowulf and Dante’s Divine Comedy and many more.

4. Oldest fiction story Written 3,000 – 4,000 years ago On 12 clay tablets (1850’s) Traslated by George Smith (1870’s) Akkadia ( near Arabic and Hebrew)

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6. 20XX presentation title 6 The Epic Of Gilgamesh

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34. 20XX presentation title 34 Why was there a great flood according to epic? Who or what caused it? Compare the account of the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh with that described in Genesis. How are they similar? How are they different? What does the story of the flood reveal about Mesopotamia gods and people’s attitude toward them? 4. What do you thin the Epic tells about the Mesopotamian view of life?

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