This paper will focus on the topic “THE INFLUENCE OF THE ILIAD ON LITERATURE, THE ARTS, OR COMMERCIAL WORKS”.  You need to identify one literary, artistic, or commercial work between 500 BCE and the present that refers extensively to the Trojan War.  You may not use the odyssey!

You can include any of the themes discussed in class pertaining to The Iliad including the classic hero, the question of free will versus fate, the nature of war, doomed lovers, friendship, revenge, rage, or any other topic discussed and relate it critically your work.  In your paper, you will analyze the way in which the work differs from and/or is similar to The Iliad in its presentation of the events and characters of the Trojan War.  You must use specific evidence from the work you are describing and The Iliad to support your analysis.  Explain why there are differences and/or similarities that you are pointing out.  Are they related to the author’s message, the genre of the work, the political conditions at the time it was produced, etc.

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