The Epic Of Gilgamesh In Plain And Simple English

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-14
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781621074168

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The Epic of Gilgamesh In Plain and Simple English by Anonymous Pdf

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest works of literature ever written; it has been translated, retranslated and translated again--many times over. With so many translations, much has been lost and trying to read any version can be difficult. Let BookCaps help with this modern translation of Gilgamesh. If you have struggled in the past reading old English, then BookCaps can help you out. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1973-10-25
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780141907185

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The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonim Pdf

Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic poem that dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. Together they journey to the Spring of Youth, defeat the Bull of Heaven and slay the monster Humbaba. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh's grief and fear of death are such that they lead him to undertake a quest for eternal life. A timeless tale of morality, tragedy and pure adventure, The Epic of Gilgamesh is a landmark literary exploration of man's search for immortality.

Author : Stephen Mitchell
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781847653833

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Gilgamesh by Stephen Mitchell Pdf

Vivid, enjoyable and comprehensible, the poet and pre-eminent translator Stephen Mitchell makes the oldest epic poem in the world accessible for the first time. Gilgamesh is a born leader, but in an attempt to control his growing arrogance, the Gods create Enkidu, a wild man, his equal in strength and courage. Enkidu is trapped by a temple prostitute, civilised through sexual experience and brought to Gilgamesh. They become best friends and battle evil together. After Enkidu's death the distraught Gilgamesh sets out on a journey to find Utnapishtim, the survivor of the Great Flood, made immortal by the Gods to ask him the secret of life and death. Gilgamesh is the first and remains one of the most important works of world literature. Written in ancient Mesopotamia in the second millennium B.C., it predates the Iliad by roughly 1,000 years. Gilgamesh is extraordinarily modern in its emotional power but also provides an insight into the values of an ancient culture and civilisation.

Author : Nancy K. Sandars
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:10624542

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The Epic of Gilgamesh by Nancy K. Sandars Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:862125126

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The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonim Pdf

Author : R. Campbell Thompson
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1015427928

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The Epic of Gilgamish by R. Campbell Thompson Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1001097080

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The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nancy K. Sandars
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:220875838

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The epic of Gilgamesh by Nancy K. Sandars Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 161383814X

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The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonim Pdf

Author : Morris Jastrow,Albert T. Clay
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1585092142

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The Epic of Gilgamesh by Morris Jastrow,Albert T. Clay Pdf

This epic poem is the oldest known to exist in history, predating Homer's Iliad by about 1500 years. Gilgamesh, the hero, discovers he has godly blood, so sets out on a journey to the land of the gods in an attempt to gain entry. It is of ancient Sumerian origin, from the land called Mesopotamia. It is an important work for those studying ancient literature, history and mythology. This Babylonian version is one of the oldest known, if not the oldest. Later renditions are more common and seem to embellish the story, so this work is important for serious researchers. From the standpoint of literature alone, it is also an interesting tale that is enjoyable to read.

Author : Alexander Heidel
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0226323986

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Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels by Alexander Heidel Pdf

Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient peoples of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. With the same careful scholarship shown in his previous volume, The Babylonian Genesis, Heidel interprets the famous Gilgamesh Epic and other related Babylonian and Assyrian documents. He compares them with corresponding portions of the Old Testament in order to determine the inherent historical relationship of Hebrew and Mesopotamian ideas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781466885028

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Gilgamesh by Anonim Pdf

A new verse rendering of the great epic of ancient Mesopotamia, one of the oldest works in Western Literature. Ferry makes Gilgamesh available in the kind of energetic and readable translation that Robert Fitzgerald and Richard Lattimore have provided for readers in their translations of Homer and Virgil.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798647447074

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An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic (English Edition) by Anonim Pdf

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature and the second oldest religious text, after the Pyramid Texts. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Bilgamesh (Sumerian for "Gilgamesh"), king of Uruk, dating from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c.2100 BC). These independent stories were later used as source material for a combined epic in Akkadian. The first surviving version of this combined epic, known as the "Old Babylonian" version dates to the 18th century BC and is titled after its incipit, Shūtur eli sharrī ("Surpassing All Other Kings"). Only a few tablets of it have survived. The later Standard Babylonian version compiled by Sîn-lēqi-unninni dates from the 13th to the 10th centuries BC and bears the incipit Sha naqba īmuru ("He who Saw the Abyss", in modern terms: "He who Sees the Unknown"). Approximately two-thirds of this longer, twelve-tablet version have been recovered. Some of the best copies were discovered in the library ruins of the 7th-century BC Assyrian king Ashurbanipal.

Author : Sophus Helle
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780300262599

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Gilgamesh by Sophus Helle Pdf

A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace Gilgamesh is a Babylonian epic from three thousand years ago, which tells of King Gilgamesh’s deep love for the wild man Enkidu and his pursuit of immortality when Enkidu dies. It is a story about love between men, loss and grief, the confrontation with death, the destruction of nature, insomnia and restlessness, finding peace in one’s community, the voice of women, the folly of gods, heroes, and monsters—and more. Millennia after its composition, Gilgamesh continues to speak to us in myriad ways. Translating directly from the Akkadian, Sophus Helle offers a literary translation that reproduces the original epic’s poetic effects, including its succinct clarity and enchanting cadence. An introduction and five accompanying essays unpack the history and main themes of the epic, guiding readers to a deeper appreciation of this ancient masterpiece.

Author : Jeffrey H. Tigay
Publisher : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0865165467

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The Evolution of the Gilgamesh Epic by Jeffrey H. Tigay Pdf

Special Features- Aims to show how The Gilgamesh Epic developed from its earliest to its latest form- Systematic, step-by-step tracking of the stylistic, thematic, structural, and theological changes in The Gilgamesh Epic- Relation of changes to factors (geographical, political, religious, literary) that may have prompted them- Attempts to identify the sources (biographical, historical, literary, folkloric) of the epic's themes, and to suggest what may have been intended by use of these themes- Extensive bibliography- Indices