| Edition |
Rev. ed. |
| Description |
127 pages : map ; 18 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction. 1. The history of the epic -- 2. The discovery of the tables -- 3. The historical background -- 4. The literary background -- 5. The hero of epic -- 6. The principal Gods of the epic -- 7. The story -- 8. Survival -- 9. The diction of the epic -- 10. Remarks on this version acknowledgments -- The Epic of Gilgamesh. 1. The coming of Enkidu -- 2. The forest journey -- 3. Ishtar and Gilgamesh, and the death of Enkidu -- 4. The search for everlasting life -- 5. The story of the blood -- 6. The return -- 7. The death of Gilgamesh. -- Glossary of names -- Appendix: sources. |
| Summary |
This cycle of poems collected around the character of Gilgamesh, the great king of Uruk, tells of his long and arduous journey to the Spring of Youth, of his encounters with monsters and gods and of his friendship with Enkidu, the wild man from the hills. Also included in the epic is a legend of the Flood, which agrees with many details in the biblical story of Noah. |
| Subject |
Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian -- Translations into English.
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Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian. (OCoLC)fst00913821
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| Indexed Term |
Epic poetry |
| Genre/Form |
Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Added Author |
Sandars, N. K. (Nancy K.)
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| ISBN |
014044100X |
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9780140441000 |
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