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A 2 page essay demonstrating how the character of Gilgamesh does indeed fall under the classic and definitive explanation of a 'hero' as well as how the elements of his story comprise that which genuinely defines an 'epic.' Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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who combined original narrative with stock formulaic phrases. Normally episodic, these poems deal with type characters rather than well-rounded ones and contain elaborate similes and extended digressions. These
early oral poems are storehouses of myth in which human heroes interact with gods. As I indicated, epics definitively deal with legendary or historical events of
national or universal significance, involving action of broad sweep and grandeur. Most epics deal with the exploits of a single individual, thereby giving unity to the composition. Typically, an epic
involves the introduction of supernatural forces that shape the action, conflict in the form of battles or other physical combat, and certain stylistic conventions: an invocation to the Muse, a
formal statement of the theme, long lists of the protagonists involved, and set speeches couched in elevated language. Commonplace details of everyday life may appear, but they serve as background
for the story, and are described in the same lofty style as the rest of the poem. It is very important that the primary character be a
hero; often immortal or invincible in certain aspects. By default, most epics feature a hero who does have some tragic flaw that is not discovered until the very end.
The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 2000 BC and found inscribed on 12 tablets at Nineveh, is the earliest known epic. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a
long Akkadian poem on the theme of human beings futile quest for immortality. A number of earlier Sumerian stories about Gilgamesh, the quasi-historical hero of the epic, were used
as sources, but the Akkadian work was composed about 2000 BC. It exists in several different recensions, none of them complete. In the story Gilgamesh and
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