Gilgamesh

Hell

Blake's Marriage of Heaven and Hell argues that contraries are essential for progression

Iliad

The Iliad centers on Achilles' wrath

Milton's Paradise Lost reimagines

Paradoxical hero challenging Heaven's rule

Milton: A Poem in Two Books

William Blake's epic poem explores the fall and redemption of the human imagination

Aeneid

Virgil's Aeneid rewrites Greek epic to legitimize Roman imperial destiny

Beckett's Endgame depicts

Endgame: A dying world where ending is impossible