For this reading journal, is to compare The Aeneid with the other ancient epics we have read so far. To do this, you should review the description of the ancient epic from the introduction of Epic of Gilgamesh located on pages 20-22, the historical contexts for Homer located on pages 122-123. These provide background information about the epic genre and the form of the Homeric epics, which Virgil liberally borrows from. Consider the following question: What general features define the ancient epic and what similarities does The Aeneid share with Epic of Gilgamesh and/or The Odyssey.


REQUIREMENTS:
*** - Star means Please note, important.

Your composition should be two paragraphs (roughly 300-500 words in length).
Be sure to use specific evidence from the text -

***and from the introductory material describing the ancient Epic in particular. This will be helpful for Paper 1 because you will be required to talk about the Epic genre in that paper assignment!