The Epic of Gilgamesh Literary Blurb
A literary blurb is a brief insight into a piece of literature based on the reader’s view. A reader writes about one particular aspect of a piece of literature. That particular aspect may include why the author used so much imagery or why did the author use the contrast of light and dark imagery to write a particular story or poem or what is the impact of the author’s use of diction (word choice) to write a story or a poem or what is the impact of the author using one character in contrast (foil) to another character. The ideas of what could be included in a blurb could go on and on.Length of the literary blurb:The length of the literary blurb for this class is always one page. One page is the maximum and minimum length. In other words, the blurb will not be shorter than one page and will not exceed the length of one page.What is the structure of the blurb:The blurb consists of a main idea that is introduced immediately. To support the point the reader is trying to make in the blurb, the reader must use examples from the story or the poem and cite those examples by including book numbers, page numbers and line numbers where applicable. Cited examples should reflect that the student has read the entire reading assignment.
- Review the epic of Gilgamesh in your textbook.
- Write a blurb, keeping in mind the instructions for writing a blurb: Writing a Literary Blurb.pdf
The blurb will include two parts (still only one page). The first half or paragraph one of the blurb will include information on the author(s), culture, and other historical facts about this literary period. You will use that information to associate with the epic of Gilgamesh. The second half or paragraph two of the blurb will focus on how the epic of Gilgamesh relates to the information relating to the culture and historical facts. Quote and cite specific passages. What seems to be the central theme?
Although this seems like a lot of information to include in a one-page blurb, the blurb must not exceed one page. One page is the minimum and the maximum requirement.