Discuss the phenomenon of intertextuality in the epic tradition. How do creators of epics embed their works in the epic tradition and/or connect them to earlier works? How does this creation of connections contribute to the meaning or artistic quality of the individual epic? Discuss at least three works, including the Aeneid and at least one medieval work. (this is the topic) Use sources like the aeneid, Iliad, nibelungenleid

Discuss the phenomenon of intertextuality in the epic tradition. How do creators of epics embed their works in the epic tradition and/or connect them to earlier works? How does this creation of connections contribute to the meaning or artistic quality of the individual epic? Discuss at least three works, including the Aeneid and at least one medieval work.
(this is the topic)
Use sources like the aeneid, Iliad, nibelungenleid