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Male and female in the epic of Gilgamesh : encounters, literary history, and interpretation /

The deeds and struggles of Gilgamesh, legendary king of the city-state Uruk in the land of Sumer, have fascinated readers for millennia. They are preserved primarily in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the most well-known pieces of Mesopotamian literature. Studying the text draws us into an orbit that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abusch, I. Tzvi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction; Ishtar's Proposal and Gilgamesh's Refusal ; An Interpretation of The Gilgamesh Epic, Tablet 6, Lines 1-79 ; Gilgamesh's Request and Siduri's Denial, Part I; The Meaning of the Dialogue and Its Implications for the History of the Epic; Gilgamesh's Request and Siduri's Denial, Part II ; An Analysis and Interpretation of an Old Babylonian Fragment about Mourning and Celebration*; Mourning the Death of a Friend: Some Assyriological Notes; The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Homeric Epics; The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh; An Interpretive Essay