Louise M. Pryke

Gilgamesh (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Gilgamesh focuses on the eponymous hero of the world's oldest epic and his legendary adventures. However, it also goes further and examines the significance of the story's Ancient Near Eastern context, and what it tells us about notions of kingship, animality, and the natures of mortality and immortality.

In this volume, Louise M. Pryke provides a unique perspective to consider many foundational aspects of Mesopotamian life, such as the significance of love and family, the conceptualisation of life and death, and the role of religious observance. The final chapter assesses the powerful influence of Gilgamesh on later works of ancient literature, from the Hebrew Bible, to the Odyssey, to The Tales of the Arabian Nights, and his reception through to the modern era.

Gilgamesh is an invaluable tool for anyone seeking to understand this fascinating figure, and more broadly, the relevance of Near Eastern myth in the classical world and beyond.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317506706
• Artikelnr.: 55877045

Autorenporträt

Louise M. Pryke is a Lecturer for the Languages and Literature of Ancient Israel at Macquarie University, Australia, and a Research Associate at the University of Sydney. Gilgamesh is her second volume in the Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World series. Her first book for the series, Ishtar, explored the world's first goddess of love.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Series foreword
Acknowledgments
Why Gilgamesh?
Key themes
Introduction
Chapter 1 Kingship
Chapter 2 Gilgamesh: Warrior and hero
Chapter 3 Animality and ecology
Chapter 4 Love and family
Chapter 5 Wisdom and civilisation
Chapter 6 Death
Gilgamesh afterwards
Chapter 7: Reception and influence
Further reading
Bibliography
Glossary
Timeline
Index

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List of figures; Series foreword; Acknowledgments; Why Gilgamesh?; Key themes; Introduction; Chapter 1 Kingship; Chapter 2 Gilgamesh: Warrior and hero; Chapter 3 Animality and ecology; Chapter 4 Love and family; Chapter 5 Wisdom and civilisation; Chapter 6 Death; Gilgamesh afterwards; Chapter 7: Reception and influence; Further reading; Bibliography; Glossary; Timeline; Index