There are many differences and critical comparisons that can be drawn between the epics of Beowulf and Gilgamesh. Both are historical poems which shape their respected culture and both have major social, cultural, and political impacts on the development of western civilization literature and writing. Before any analysis is made, it is vital that some kind of a foundation be established so that a further, in-depth exploration of the complex nature of both narratives can …showed first 75 words of 1609 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1609 total…Toronto Press, 1981. This book is a compilation of studies done from 1979 to 1981 to determine the date when Beowulf was composed. The studies used many different methods to determine its origins, from grammar and sentence construction to comparing the text to historical knowledge. The collected essays present many opinions, but they do not make any conclusions. The Norton Anthology of World Literature, ed. Gilgamesh: Norton and Company, 1985. Contains world literature from the various authors and ages.