Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation
- ISBN-10
- 1624664997
- ISBN-13
- 9781624664991
- Category
- Literary Collections
- Pages
- 680
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-09-06
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing
- Authors
- R. Scott Smith, Stephen M. Trzaskoma, Stephen Brunet
Description
This new edition of Anthology of Classical Myth offers selections from key Near Eastern texts—the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Epic of Creation (Enuma Elish), and Atrahasis; the Hittite Song of Emergence; and the flood story from the book of Genesis—thereby enabling students to explore the many similarities between ancient Greek and Mesopotamian mythology and enhancing its reputation as the best and most complete collection of its kind.
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- 2004-12-15
- 577 pages
- Paperback
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- 2016
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- Hackett Publishing Company
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- 2004
- 517 pages
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- Hackett Publishing Company Incorporated
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