The most striking stylistic aspect in “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is that the book is historically significant. There are various similarities and differences between these three literary works “The Epic of Gilgamesh”, “The Iliad”, and “One Thousand and One Nights”. These themes are also heavily featured in both “The Iliad” and “Gilgamesh”. For instance, in “One Thousand and One Nights”, the themes of death, immortality, and love are evident. However, most of the stories in “One Thousand and One Nights” do not primarily adhere to the epic genre but they have epic-like elements.
On the contrary, “One Thousand and One Nights” is written using the context of the Arabic and Indian cultures. The heroes in both “The Iliad” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh” have elements of divinity and they have partners who are almost similar in nature as seen through the characters of Enkidu and Patroclus. This situation mirrors that of “The Iliad” where the hero is seeking to replace his mortal self with an immortal version of himself that can only be achieved after death. The main hero in “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is concerned with his own immortality throughout the entire story. On the other hand, in the epic poem “The Iliad” the author is concerned with the heroic exploits of Achilles in the contexts of death and immortality.
