World Literature Final Review

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a long narrative about a

One of the major themes in The Epic of Gilgamesh is that humans will always seek

In Genesis, snakes, trees, and garden are examples of

An important purpose of The Creation and The Fall in Genesis is to explain how human

The description of the the ____ ______ surrounding Eden establishes a historical context for The Creation story.

The purpose of the story of The Flood is to relate God's

The theme of Rustam & Suhrab concerns the potentially tragic outcome of a lack of

It is

The Persian view of the world as displayed by Rustam & Suhrab is that humans are ruled both by

The theme of "The Fisherman and the Jinnee" is that Allah punishes those who repay kindness with

Stories that are included within other stories

In The Mystery of Brahman, the concepts of food, life, mind, and reason are

Varuna tells Bhrigu that Brahman is every person's source and

As he searches for an understanding of the Brahman, Bhrigu moves from a physical notion to a

The theme of Sibi (from The Mahabharata) is that great rewards await those who do their

Sibi feels he must keep the hawk from eating the dove because the dove sought his

A central issue of Oedipus the King concerns the acceptance of

Oedipus says, "I will never come near my parents." This is ironic because he killed Laius (his father) and

Oedipus

In the Aeneid, book II, Aeneas attributes the fall of Troy primarily to Trojan

Aeneas creates suspense in his narrative by letting the reader know that Greek soldiers were hidden inside the wooden