Somewhere I Have Never Travelled - Nortwick, Thomas Van (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, Oberlin College)

Exploring the hero's journey as a metaphor for spiritual evolution, this work offers a close reading of three major works of epic poetry: the "Epic of Gilgamesh", Homer's "Iliad" and Virgil's "Aeneid". It serves as an introduction to the central themes and historical development of the epic form.