In Aristotle\'s \"Poetics\" he speaks of epics and tragedies. How do these apply in the story of
Gilgamesh?
Solution
In the Poetics, Aristotle among many epic moments describes three important parts of the Greek
tragedy
and in turn famous art.
The first being \"recognition\" which implies the realization of some truth, that often times
(initially) appears to
the hero as a form of ignorance.
The second part of the tragedy is \"reversal\" where by some form of journey,
the hero finds that recognition is kept in a kind of 180 degree turn where formerly held truths
are in reality versions of ignorance or that former versions of ignorance turn out to be visions for
the future.
The third part of epic tragedy is the \"tragic flaw.\" This term is a bit difficult to catch. In most
cases,
it implies that one\'s true character, the nature of one\'s soul or daemon or \"divine spirit.\" It is
not
about being evil. It refers to unforeseen events that arrive in mass when a hero fails to
follow his true character or when one\'s character causes a mistake in judgment.
the second part of the tragedy has some resemblense in the story of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh shows us the reality of recognition and reversal--for example,
the gardener is transformed into a mole. And more importantly we see our relation with nature
depicted as a reversal, when Enkidu is transformed from a wild beast into a domesticated man
, who knows the trappings of civilization and culture.
In Aristotles Poetics he speaks of epics and tragedies. How do.pdf
1. In Aristotle's "Poetics" he speaks of epics and tragedies. How do these apply in the story of
Gilgamesh?
Solution
In the Poetics, Aristotle among many epic moments describes three important parts of the Greek
tragedy
and in turn famous art.
The first being "recognition" which implies the realization of some truth, that often times
(initially) appears to
the hero as a form of ignorance.
The second part of the tragedy is "reversal" where by some form of journey,
the hero finds that recognition is kept in a kind of 180 degree turn where formerly held truths
are in reality versions of ignorance or that former versions of ignorance turn out to be visions for
the future.
The third part of epic tragedy is the "tragic flaw." This term is a bit difficult to catch. In most
cases,
it implies that one's true character, the nature of one's soul or daemon or "divine spirit." It is
not
about being evil. It refers to unforeseen events that arrive in mass when a hero fails to
follow his true character or when one's character causes a mistake in judgment.
the second part of the tragedy has some resemblense in the story of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh shows us the reality of recognition and reversal--for example,
the gardener is transformed into a mole. And more importantly we see our relation with nature
depicted as a reversal, when Enkidu is transformed from a wild beast into a domesticated man
, who knows the trappings of civilization and culture
