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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Author: Danny P. Jackson
This lyrical and moving presentation gives new meaning to the wonderful tale of Gilgamesh. A work of universal significance...the genesis of literature The first extant epic the first euhemeric hero the first search for immortality the first set of mythological parallels to Biblical stories
ISBN-13: 9780865162501
ISBN-10: 0865162506
Pages: 92
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Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is the oldest epic poem surviving. It was written approx 2000 BCE! And yet it feels very modern almost as if someone today was writing in the epic style.
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