Read text the epic of gilgamesh: https://www.rosemike.net/quotes/misc/epic_gil.pdf
- Discuss the concept of immortality in the ancient world. What did it mean to be immortal and how did Gilgamesh go t such lengths to attain immortality? What changed his view on death and what did he learn at the end? Develop your own analysis on the subject. Do not just summarize the story of the poem. Use specific examples from the text to illustrate your points.
Please write 3-4 pages, double- spaced, Font Times New Roman 12. Have a title !
Recommended Outside Source:
1. Campbell, Joseph, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, PRINCETON University Press, 1972
2. Mills, Donald, The Hero and the Sea: Patterns of Chaos in Ancient Myths, Bolchanzy-Carducci Publisher, 2003
3. Norwich, Thomas Van, Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, Oxford University Press, 1996
4. Tigay, Jeffrey H, The Evolution of the Gilgamesh Epic, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1982
5. Sandars, n.k., Introduction in Gilgamesh , Penguin, 1972
Related the outside source to the text reading, Dot not plagiarize!