Epic Of Gilgamesh Syllabus

When thinking about pieces of literature that the class read over the semester, they each were immensely popular and influential of their time and still are today. The authors used tales of heroes, princes, travelers, and even figure of different religious faiths for many purposes. For example, the creation stories were for explaining the making of a civilization usually starting with one or more god. The works all influenced the modern world and the contemporary writers of that time. That is why I chose Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer's Iliad, and Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince as works that I would include in my syllabus if I was a World Literature instructor. I feel that no matter where in the world an instructor is teaching at, he or she has to include the world's earliest known written literature in their syllabus. That is one of my main reason for including the Epic of Gilgamesh in my syllabus. The culture and civilization that wrote
The Prince is said to be a classic of the early Renaissance period that addresses politics of Machiavelli's time. Even though Machiavelli's approach is controversial, but it also very plausible when applied to modern politics or situation. Machiavelli meant for this to be a guidebook for future leaders based off of past leaderships. For example, the section about Cesare Borgia addresses how resilience is a good quality for a leader to keep power. Borgia was not able to keep power because he relied heavily on his father, Pope Alexander VI. Other than that, this story focuses a lot on the idea of morals and ethics. People based all of their decisions on morals and ethics. A reason that may or may not be accurate is that classical literature would sometimes influence public figures. In that case, something like the Prince is ideal for leaders who want to know how to keep power and be feared while in the best interest of his