[ORDER SOLUTION] Eastern literature and Ancient Mediterranean
Write on one of the following topics: Topic 1: What are the major conflicts in The Aeneid? Go beyond just Dido and Aeneas, Greeks and Trojans, to consider other less obvious ones. What types of conflicts (physical, moral, intellectual, or internal) can you detect? Describe the conflict(s), and resolution if there is one, in detail with multiple references to the text in your response. Topic 2: Compare carefully the opening lines of The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid. How does the opening of Virgil’s poem set itself apart from those earlier openings of Homer, which most of his readers could repeat by heart? How is Virgils introduction both alike and different from Homers? Especially, how does the opening of Virgils poem sound out themes that are unique to Roman culture, its historical role, and its age? Use multiple details, examples, quotations in your response.