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Gilgamesh / Louise M. Pryke.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Gods and heroes of the ancient worldPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019Description: xi, 242 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781138860698 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: GilgameshDDC classification:
  • 892/.1 23
LOC classification:
  • PJ3771.G6 P79 2019
Contents:
Kingship -- Gilgamesh: warrior and hero -- Animality and ecology -- Love -- Wisdom and civilisation -- Death -- Reception and influence.
Summary: "Gilgamesh focuses on the eponymous hero of the world's oldest epic and his legendary adventures. However, it also goes further and examines the significance of the story's Ancient Near Eastern context, and what it tells us about notions of kingship, animality, and the natures of mortality and immortality. In this volume, Pryke provides a unique perspective to consider many foundational aspects of Mesopotamian life, such the significance of love and family, the conceptualisation of life and death, and the role of religious observance. The final chapter assesses the powerful influence of Gilgamesh on later works of ancient literature, from the Hebrew Bible, to the Odyssey, to The Tales of the Arabian Nights, and his reception through to the modern era. Gilgamesh is an invaluable tool for anyone seeking to understand this fascinating figure, and more broadly, the relevance of Near Eastern myth in the classical world and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Printed Books British School at Rome 800.1.X.2/15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not For Loan BSR19060023

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-233) and index.

Kingship -- Gilgamesh: warrior and hero -- Animality and ecology -- Love -- Wisdom and civilisation -- Death -- Reception and influence.

"Gilgamesh focuses on the eponymous hero of the world's oldest epic and his legendary adventures. However, it also goes further and examines the significance of the story's Ancient Near Eastern context, and what it tells us about notions of kingship, animality, and the natures of mortality and immortality. In this volume, Pryke provides a unique perspective to consider many foundational aspects of Mesopotamian life, such the significance of love and family, the conceptualisation of life and death, and the role of religious observance. The final chapter assesses the powerful influence of Gilgamesh on later works of ancient literature, from the Hebrew Bible, to the Odyssey, to The Tales of the Arabian Nights, and his reception through to the modern era. Gilgamesh is an invaluable tool for anyone seeking to understand this fascinating figure, and more broadly, the relevance of Near Eastern myth in the classical world and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.

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