| Titlu: | (Dis)similarities in Gilgamesh and Arjuna’s journey |
| Autor: | Cristina Iridon |
| Publicația: | Language and Literature – European Landmarks of Identity, 8, p. 340-346 |
| p-ISSN: | 1843-1577 |
| Editura: | Universitatea din Pitești |
| Locul: | Pitești |
| Anul: | 2011 |
| Rezumat: | That the ancient epic remains a provocative topic is demonstrated by the significant number of the research papers. The explanation for this constant interest comes from the exemplary status of the protagonists that in the Epic of Gilgamesh, Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Ramayana or Mahabharatha accomplish great deeds told in an aesthetic manner with a moral goal. The ancient epics “speak to hearts and minds concerned about human potentiality and limitation, about the consequences of passion (righteous anger, sexual love, intense grief, or desire for honour), and about the competing claims of civilization, the environment, and the need to reconcile self-interest with the common good.” (Callen King, 2009: 2) The aim of this paper is to highlight several (dis)similarities revealed by the journey of two ancient epic heroes, namely Gilgamesh from the Babylonian epic and Arjuna, the protagonist of Bhagavad-Gita. The poems share different layers of ellaboration whose significant meaning gives us the possibility to better understand the evolution of the primary status of the protagonists. |
| Cuvinte-cheie: | heroic status, royal status, divine status |
| Limba: | engleză |
| Linkuri: |  pdf  html |
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