Literature
The role of women in ancient world literature reflects the values of women in a specific society in the era the piece was written. Authors in Mesopotamian, Hebrew, and Greek culture portray women in a negative light compared to male characters, with the exception of most divine figures. In the Mesopotamian epic “Gilgamesh”, the Hebrew Bible’s Genesis, and the Greek “Work and Days”, women are distinctly different than their male counterparts, with few similarities. Female characters, both human…
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