Write a 1000—1200 word (approx. 4–5 pgs in standard formatting) literary analysis of Herbert Mason’s Gilgamesh addressing one of the following topics. A literary analysis goes beyond a mere emotional response to the text or review of the text’s plot and explicit themes. Instead, it should clarify and explain in detail your interpretation of the text OR a particular aspect of the text, an interpretation that is the result of close reading and structural analysis (as we discussed in class). Ask yourself not only what the author is saying, but how and why he uses particular words or structures. This essay requires that you demonstrate close reading and structural analysis, and that you form a specific, interpretive claim about the text, using specific evidence from the text to support your analysis.
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