— Aljermaine Glaze Is the translated version of Pygmalion by Rolfe Humphries , 2004 a great work? This answer to this question is two fold and does not quite bring an immediate answer to mind. It makes me look deeper into both words. When I think of the word great, something of reverence immediately comes […]
Ancient and Classical (1200BCE–455CE)
Is the Epic of Gilgamesh classified as …
— Aljermaine Glaze Is the Epic of Gilgamesh classified as a great work? This question does not quite bring an immediate answer to mind. It makes me ponder. In literature I interpret a great work to have many qualities. A classic; a story that is used for generations. A piece of literature that is read in school by my parents, myself […]
Anything man-made can be…
—Anonymous Anything man-made can be great or mediocre and is open to interpretation in my opinion. When writing, making a song, dancing or drawing a great painting, In order for the work to be categorized as “Great Work”, it should have clear and purposeful messages. So audiences can connect to the great work and interpret […]
I think The Epic of Gilgamesh…
—Anonymous I think The Epic of Gilgamesh can be considered a “great work”. A “great work” to me is something that can inspire you and teach you how to see things in a different way. At times change is needed to make you see things more clearly. Every character in The Epic of Gilgamesh had […]
Tell me about a complicated man…
—Anonymous “Tell me about a complicated man. Muse, tell me how he wandered and was lost when he had wrecked the holy town of Troy, and where he went, and who he met…Now goddess, child of Zeus, tell the old story for our modern times. Find the beginning.” —Odysseus in book 1 I still remembered […]
