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Gilgamesh Among Us: Modern Encounters With the Ancient Epic
Gilgamesh Among Us Modern Encounters With the Ancient Epic
Author: Theodore Ziolkowski
The world's oldest work of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh recounts the adventures of the semimythical Sumerian king of Uruk and his ultimately futile quest for immortality after the death of his friend and companion, Enkidu, a wildman sent by the gods. Gilgamesh was deified by the Sumerians around 2500 BCE, and his tale as we know it today wa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801450358
ISBN-10: 0801450357
Publication Date: 12/8/2011
Pages: 248
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Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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