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
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.