ENGL108A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Beowulf, Aeneid, Geats

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: English
• Course: ENGL108A
• Professor: J.Andrew Deman

Document Summary

Epic hero beowolf (gilgaemesh, achillies, etc: hero in an epic with a notable effect on the world, they have certain characteristics. Collective culture why do we want a mr. america or canada or sweden : pride and unity, homogenise can force people to change to meet certain goals. Epic tradition: 2100 bc, history, religion, and fiction. Political motivation (used as tools to accomplish things politically) Historical subjects (take existing people and escalate them to great levels, eg: Anticipatio (they give away the ending, and build tension) invocation of the muse (invocation) Epic of gilgamesh: sumeria, 2 sections: 1) surpassing all kings g"s great deeds aand relationship with.