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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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Winona Lake, Indiana :
Eisenbrauns,
2015.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Sources
- 1. Ishtar's Proposal and Gilgamesh's Refusal: An Interpretation of The Gilgamesh Epic, Tablet VI, Lines 1-79
- 2. Gilgamesh's Request and Siduri's Denial, Part I: The Meaning of the Dialogue and Its Implications for the History of the Epic
- 3. Gilgamesh's Request and Siduri's Denial, Part II: An Analysis and Interpretation of an Old Babylonian Fragment about Mourning and Celebration
- 4. Mourning the Death of a Friend: Some Assyriological Notes
- 5. The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Homeric Epics
- 6. The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh: An Interpretive Essay
- 7. The Courtesan, the Wild Man, and the Hunter: Studies in the Literary History of the Epic of Gilgamesh
- 8. Hunting in the Epic of Gilgamesh: Speculations on the Education of a Prince
- 9. The Tale of the Wild Man and the Courtesan in India and Mesopotamia: The Seductions of Ṛśyaśṛṅga in the Mahābhārata and Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh (coauthored with Emily West)
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index of Citations.