Gilgamesh among us : modern encounters with the ancient epic /

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The world's oldest work of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh recounts the adventures of the semimythical Sumerian king of Uruk and his ultimately futile quest for immortality after the death of his friend and companion, Enkidu, a wildman sent by the gods. Gilgamesh was deified by the Sumerians...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ziolkowski, Theodore
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Sujets:
Gilgamesh > Influence.
Gilgamesh > Adaptations.
Gilgamesh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Electronic books.
Adaptations.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Initial reception (1884-1935)
  • Representative beginnings (1941-1958)
  • Popularization of Gilgamesh (1959-1978)
  • Contemporization of Gilgamesh (1979-1999)
  • Gilgamesh in the twenty-first century (200-2009).

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