The Iliad
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Ancient · Epic poetry
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by Anonymous. King Gilgamesh’s grief and quest for immortality become a meditation on human limits and civilized life.
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- Date
- c. 2100–1200 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Mesopotamia
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Epic poetry
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Short
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
King Gilgamesh’s grief and quest for immortality become a meditation on human limits and civilized life.
This work is included on the basis of bloom / broader canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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