In this text, a series of elements of the ancient Mesopotamian tradition are evident, including the constant search for eternal life, as well as the universal flood and the biblical tradition. It is a work that tells the story of a hero and king of the city of Uruk named Gilgamesh. The first recorded work of this subgenre comes from the Sumerian culture, Gilgamesh, which dates from 2750 B.C. Because of this, the first compositions were elaborated in verse, as this was the form in which they were recorded musically in memory. In its beginnings, the epic was a type of text that was transmitted orally, but soon they were collected and later recited by rhapsodes, which were also recited accompanied by musical instruments. Some contain philosophical propositions from moral bases and the teaching of a set of values such as strength, honor, loyalty, love, perseverance, among others. This subgenre focuses on a didactic function to the extent that it illustrates the relevant actions for a people, taking care that the information is disseminated and remains to pass from generation to generation. The events narrated in the epic are transcendental for a people, since in it are printed the most admired values of its citizens. The epic is a narrative poem of great length that carries in its content a theme related to the exploits of a character of heroic spirit, so it can be written in prose or long verse. Thus, the union of the term will be taken to mean a type of poem of great intensity that was used in order to describe in detail a series of events that may well be legendary or heroic. The term epic comes from the Greek epopoiia, a word derived from the union of epos, which refers to a kind of poetic discourse or sung speech, and poiein, which means -to create. The epic is not a real chronicle or a chronicle that specifically describes an event, but it is a story that narrates an event enriched with fictional and mythical touches that contain a value not only poetic, but moral, but also documentary and historical. It is important to keep in mind and distinguish the epic from other epic and literary subgenres, since it is erroneously linked to the elements of a chronicle. In this type of text or writing, the actions or deeds of a character with a heroic spirit that includes supernatural elements in his adventure are presented narratively. It is one of the most important subgenres of the epic or epic genre, as it is also known, since it is a type of text written in verse, often written in long verse or prose. 1.2 Definition of the sub-genre of the epic.
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