Gilgamesh
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Gilgamesh
By Joan Londona parcel of bread and margarine in brown paper and filled Jim's bottle . Then , determined not to steal away this time , she woke her aunt to say goodbye . Edith's new coat , grey flannel with fitted waist and wide cape collar was the ...
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Gilgamesh: The Ancient Epic, Tablets 1-4
By Eric QuinnThis new edition, rendered into verse by Eric Quinn, fills in the gaps still remaining in the original materials and concentrates on telling the story as a story, while bringing out the Epic's hidden theme: the struggle between men and ...
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Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem
By Michael SchmidtAcclaimed literary historian Schmidt provides a unique meditation on the rediscovery of Gilgamesh and its profound influence on poets today.
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Gilgamesh
By John GardnerThe story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written.
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Gilgamesh
By Stephen MitchellGilgamesh is the first and remains one of the most important works of world literature. Written in ancient Mesopotamia in the second millennium B.C., it predates the Iliad by roughly 1,000 years.
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Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative
One of the oldest and most universal stories known in literature, the epic of Gilgamesh presents the grand, timeless themes of love and death, loss and reparations, within the stirring tale of a hero-king and his doomed friend.
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Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic
By Sophus HelleGender and Methodology in the Ancient Near East: Approaches from Assyriology and Beyond. Barcino 10. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona Edicions, 2018. Butler, Judith. Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence.
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Gilgamesh
By Louise M. Pryke(Lugalbanda and Ninsumun, in Jacobsen, 1989) In other texts, Gilgamesh's father is noted as uncertain. The Hittite version of Gilgamesh implies he arrived in Uruk from parts unknown, and both of his parents are omitted from the main ...
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Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic
By Sophus HelleAs I return to in the essays, Gilgamesh existed in many different versions, which are today classified by language ... For example, Enkidu's dream midway through the story is preserved only in the Hittite version, Gilgamesh's gigantic ...
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Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem
By Michael SchmidtIts translation, interpretation, and integration are ongoing. In this illuminating book, Schmidt discusses the special fascination Gilgamesh holds for contemporary poets, arguing that part of its appeal is its captivating otherness.
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Gilgamesh: A Verse Play
By Yusef Komunyakaa, Chad GraciaThe first dramatic adaptation of Gilgamesh
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Gilgamesh: A Reader
By John R. MaierThe evolution of the Gilgamesh epic" (1982) / Jeffrey H. Tigay -- From "Gilgamesh in literature and art: the second and first millennia" (1987) / Wilfred G. Lambert -- From "Gilgamesh: sex, love and the ascent of knowledge" (1987) / ...
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Gilgamesh
"A comprehensive Introduction with a light touch (Beckman), a poetic rendering with verve and moxie (Lombardo): This edition of the colossal Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic should satisfy all readers who seek to plumb its wealth and depth without ...
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Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse
A new verse rendering of the great epic of ancient Mesopotamia, one of the oldest works in Western Literature.
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Gilgamesh
By John GardnerThe story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written.
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Gilgamesh: A Verse Play
By Yusef Komunyakaa, Chad GraciaThe first dramatic adaptation of Gilgamesh
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Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative
By Herbert MasonMason's translation is the most widely read of this classic tale of a hero-king and his doomed friend.
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Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse
By David FerryAdaptation of English translations of: Gilgamesh. Includes bibliographical references.
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Gilgamesh: A New English Version
By Stephen Mitchell"I consider it to be among the greatest things that can happen to a person." The epic is the story of literature's first hero -- the king of Uruk in what is present-day Iraq -- and his journey of self-discovery.