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Is the Epic of Gilgamesh a Great Work? To be brutally honest…

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—Anonymous Is the Epic of Gilgamesh a Great Work? To be brutally honest I am not quite sure whether or not I would consider the Epic of Gilgamesh to be a great work. Sure, the piece itself contains many different messages that can be interpreted and derived from the epic but I don’t believe that […]

For it to be considered a “Great Work,” …

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— Anonymous For it to be considered a “Great Work,” in my opinion, the literary piece must have a message that had its fair share of aging through time but is still considered valid today. In that case, Alexander Pope’s “Essay on Man” delivers exactly that. From start to finish, Pope’s philosophical take on the […]

A “great work” to me is literature or writing that can leave a lasting impression…

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—Alicia Soares A “great work” to me is literature or writing that can leave a lasting impression, has many interpretations and inspires other great writers. Many great writers leave a lasting impression and many up and coming great writers copy their style of writing. A great writer is someone who sets the benchmark for literature […]

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