LibGuides: ENGL 231, World Literature: Volume A

Gilgamesh

Epic of Gilgamesh overview
Quick overview of plot and characters. From Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena Krstovic. Vol. 74. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2005. p1-87. From Literature Criticism Online.

Most books on Gilgamesh's history and criticism are near PJ3771.G5 E5 in Lied.

Epic of Gilgamesh (Poetry Criticism)
Reprinted articles with recent criticism of Gilgamesh. From "The Epic of Gilgamesh". Poetry Criticism. Ed. Michelle Lee. Vol. 87. Detroit: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2008. 131-279. University of Nevada Las Vegas. Gale. Literature Criticism Online. 1 August 2011 .
Epic of Gilgamesh summary and history
Reprinted articles and book chapters of 20th century criticism of "Epic of Gilgamesh". Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Research, 1989. 301-375. University of Nevada Las Vegas. Gale. Literature Criticism Online. 1 August 2011 .

Odyssey (work overview)
"Overview: Odyssey." Epics for Students. Ed. Sara Constantakis. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Literature Resource Center. Web. 19 Aug. 2015.
Cliffs Notes to the Odyssey
The Odyssey
Streaming video, 51 min. Contemporary Western society revolves around celebrity-and ancient Greek culture was no different, as this program demonstrates with perceptive comparisons of the two worlds.
Homer: A beginner's guide
In this ebook, Elton Barker and Joel Christensen celebrate the complexity, innovation and sheer excitement of Homer's two great works, and investigate the controversy surrounding the man behind the myths, asking who he was and whether he even existed.
UNLV DVDs related to the Odyssey
Media available for checkout about or based on the Odyssey.

Sophocles (c. 496 B.C.-c. 406 B.C.)
Dawe, Roger D. "Sophocles (497/496 B. C.-406/405 B. C)." Ancient Greek Authors. Ed. Ward W. Briggs. Vol. 176. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 351-358. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 176. Dictionary of Literary Biography Main Series. Web.
Commentary on plays of Sophocles
Cliffs Notes on Sophocles' King Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
Oedipus the King
Streaming video, 120 min. Sophocles often won the leading prize at the Dionysia, the principal dramatic festival of Athens; but Oedipus the King was a runner-up, winner of the second prize. Posterity, however, considers the play second to none. The play tells the beginning of the Oedipus saga, setting the stage and creating the characters who will continue the story to its conclusion in Antigone.
Oedipus the King
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Alternate version of same film as above (John Gielgud) - includes transcript.

Aesop
Groarke, L. (2005). Aesop. In P. O'Grady (Ed.), Meet the philosophers of ancient Greece.
Introduction to Aesop
from Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism

Aesopic Conversations by Leslie Kurke
ISBN: 9781400836567
Publication Date: 2010
Examining the figure of Aesop and the traditions surrounding him, "Aesopic Conversations" offers a portrait of what Greek popular culture might have looked like in the ancient world. What has survived from the literary record of antiquity is almost entirely the product of an elite of birth, wealth, and education, limiting our access to a fuller range of voices from the ancient past. This book, however, explores the anonymous "Life of Aesop" and offers a different set of perspectives.

Ramayana stories in modern South India: an anthology
Context and modern retellings of Ramayana stories
Ramayana (work overview)
"Ramayana, An Introduction to." Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Lynn M. Zott. Vol. 53. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Classical & Medieval Literature Criticism Online. Web.

The Philosophy of the Daodejing by Hans-Georg Moeller; Jan Ziolkowski (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780231136792
Publication Date: 2006
Hans-Georg Moeller explores the recurring images and ideas that shape the work and offers a variety of useful approaches to understanding and appreciating this canonical text. Moeller expounds on the core philosophical issues addressed in the Daodejing, clarifying such crucial concepts as Yin and Yang and Dao and De. He explains its teachings on a variety of subjects, including sexuality, ethics, desire, cosmology, human nature, the emotions, time, death, and the death penalty. The Daodejing also offers a distinctive ideal of social order and political leadership and presents a philosophy of war and peace.