Nobody knows. Ancient Greeks assumed a single poet, but most scholars now see the epics as products of a long oral tradition, and whether a 'Homer' shaped them remains debated.
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Doubt rests on gaps in the records of Shakespeare's life and on his modest origins. Nearly all scholars hold that the documents support the Stratford man as author.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian poem about King Gilgamesh of Uruk and his failed quest for immortality, often called the oldest surviving narrative literature.
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