The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from Babylon. Form is the physical structure or pattern of a poem. The main forms of poetry are open form and closed form. In closed ...

His thoughts on the legendary war—documented in Homer’s two epic poems—were prompted by an online controversy over Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey. The British classicist argued ...

Best known for his epic poem, “The Aeneid”, Virgil (70 ... “The Aeneid” was felt to be technically perfect in its structure and meter. More importantly, however, Virgil was regarded ...