Gilgamesh : the life of a poem / Michael Schmidt.
Gilgamesh : the life of a poem / Michael Schmidt.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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G 2020/2724
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 165 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Riddles -- Two roads diverge -- Tablet 1 -- Tablet 2 -- Tablet 3 -- Tablet 4 -- Tablet 5 -- Tablet 6 -- Tablet 7 -- Tablet 8 -- Tablet 9 -- Tablet 10 -- Tablet 11 -- Tablet 12 -- Imagining Gilgamesh -- Getting a grip -- What sort of poem? (1) -- What sort of poem? (2) -- G...
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"Reflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by contemporary poets. Gilgamesh is the most ancient long poem known to exist. It is also the newest classic in the canon of world literature. Lost for centuries to the sands of the Middle East but found again in the 1850s, it tells the story of a great king, his heroism, and his eventual defeat. It i...
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Gilgamesh : the life of a poem / Michael Schmidt.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-162) and index.
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G 2020/2724
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74VKadPRJ74b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadPRJ74b
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ISBN
0691195242 hardcover
9780691195247 hardcover
DDC
892.1
MMS ID
991024317397002626
