Achilles Beside Gilgamesh
Mortality and Wisdom in Early Epic Poetry
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Author
Publication
2019 - University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
Language
English
Word Count
230,000 words, Guess
Page Count
920 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL29457780M
- ISBN-139781108481786
- OCLC Control Number1124519425
- OCLC Control Number1117310873
- Library of Congress Control Number2019038343
Classifications
- LCCPA4037.C494 2019
- LCCPA4037 .C494 2019
Description
"It is widely recognized 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 addresses this question through an experiment in intertextual reading"--
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- Achilles Beside Gilgamesh: Mortality and Wisdom in Early Epic Poetry
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