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Ancient fiction does talk about feelings; the author evidently hasn't read any to any great degree. I mean, from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the Iliad to The Tale
by scottlocklin 8y ago
Ancient fiction does talk about feelings; the author evidently hasn't read any to any great degree. I mean, from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the Iliad to The Tale of the Heike to the Bible; plenty of emotion in all of them, and plenty of description of internal mental state.
It's true the sagas don't so much; mostly because it was a spoken word art form. Duh.
- goto11 8y agoThe article does not say that ancient fiction does not contain emotion. Actually it doesn't say anything about ancient fiction as all, it contrast medieval fiction to early modern and modern. The Sagas were an oral tradition - so were the Iliad and Gilgamesh and most of the Bible centuries before they were written down. Does your "Duh" imply some obvious point I am missing?
- the_af 8y agoNote you're comparing very different things. It's odd to group The Tale of the Heike (which narrates an event from the 12th century) with the Illiad (8th century BC) and Gilgamesh (2100 BC!).