Achilles Beside Gilgamesh: Mortality and Wisdom in Early Epic Poetry
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It is widely recognised that the epics of Homer are closely related to the earlier mythology and literature of the Ancient Near East, above all the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. But how should this influence our response to the meaning and message of either poem? This book responds to this question through an experiment in intertextual reading. It begins by exploring Gilgamesh as a work of literature in its own right, and uses this interpretation...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1108481787
ISBN13:9781108481786
Release Date:January 2020
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:920 Pages
Weight:2.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.2" x 9.8"
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