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Gilgamesh / by Grundy, Stephan.(CARDINAL)379753;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-571).A retelling, based on Assyrian clay tablets written in the seventh century BC, of the legendary exploits and adventures of the god king, Gilgamesh, who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in about 2700 BC.
Subjects: Adaptations.; Historical fiction.; Gilgamesh; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The archetypal significance of Gilgamesh : a modern ancient hero / by Kluger, Rivkah Scharf,1907-1987,author.; Kluger, Yehezkel,1911-1995,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217) and index.
Subjects: Legends.; Gilgamesh.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gilgamesh : a new English version / by Mitchell, Stephen,1943-(CARDINAL)724055;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-285).Introduction - About this Version - Gilgamesh - Notes - Bibliography - Glossary - AcknowledgmentsAn English-language rendering of the world's oldest epic follows the journey of conquest and self-discovery by the king of Uruk, in an edition that includes an introduction that places the story in its historical and cultural context.
Subjects: Biographies.; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 17
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Gilgamesh [sound recording] : a new English version by Guidall, George,narrator.(CARDINAL)345518; Mitchell, Stephen,1943-(CARDINAL)724055;
Performed by George Guidall.Unabridged.A retelling of the world's oldest epic. Tyrannical King Gilgamesh rules the ancient city of Uruk, ruthlessly trampling its citizens. The gods send an untamed man named Enkidu to control the ruthless king, but he ends up befriending Gilgamesh and together they embark on a series of adventures. When Enkindu is felled by disease, Gilgamesh moves on in a soul-searching journey of self-discovery.
Subjects: Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Gilgamesh : a new rendering in English verse / by Ferry, David,1924-2023.(CARDINAL)526764;
MARCIVE 03/01/06Includes bibliographical references.1090L
Subjects: Adaptations.; Gilgamesh;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Gilgamesh : a novel / by London, Joan,1948-(CARDINAL)764723;
Gilgamesh is a rich, spare, and evocative novel of encounters and escapes, of friendship and love, of loss and acceptance, a debut that marks the emergence of a world-class talent. It is 1937, and the modern world is waiting to erupt. On a farm in rural Australia, seventeen-year-old Edith lives with her mother and her sister, Frances. One afternoon two men, her English cousin Leopold and his Armenian friend Aram, arrive-taking the long way home from an archaeological dig in Iraq-to captivate Edith with tales of a world far beyond the narrow horizon of her small town of Nunderup. One such story is the epic of Gilgamesh, the ancient Mesopotamian king who traveled the world in search of eternal life. Two years later, in 1939, Edith and her young son, Jim, set off on their own journey, to Soviet Armenia, where they are trapped by the outbreak of war.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; War fiction.; Gilgamesh; World War, 1939-1945; Australians; Mothers and sons; Storytelling;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Gilgamesh : a novel / by London, Joan,1948-(CARDINAL)764723;
Gilgamesh is a rich, spare, and evocative novel of encounters and escapes, of friendship and love, of loss and acceptance, a debut that marked the emergence of a world-class talent. It is 1937, and the modern world is waiting to erupt. On a farm in rural Australia, seventeen-year-old Edith lives with her mother and her sister, Frances. One afternoon two men, her English cousin Leopold and his Armenian friend Aram, arrive-taking the long way home from an archaeological dig in Iraq-to captivate Edith with tales of a world far beyond the narrow horizon of her small town of Nunderup. One such story is the epic of Gilgamesh, the ancient Mesopotamian king who traveled the world in search of eternal life. Two years later, in 1939, Edith and her young son, Jim, set off on their own journey, to Soviet Armenia, where they are trapped by the outbreak of war. Rich, spare, and evocative, Gilgamesh won The Age Book of the Year Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; War fiction.; Gilgamesh; Australians; Mothers and sons; Storytelling; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Gilgamesh : a new rendering in English verse/
Includes bibliographical references.1090L
Subjects: Gilgamesh (Legendary character); Literature, Ancient.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Gilgamesh : the new translation / by Davis, Gerald J.(Translator),translator.;
"The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest story that has come down to us through the ages of history. It predates the Bible, the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Epic of Gilgamesh relates the tale of the fifth king of the first dynasty of Uruk (in what is now modern day Iraq) who reigned for one hundred and twenty-six years, according to the ancient Sumerian King list. Gilgamesh was first inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets by an unknown author during the Sumerian era and has been described as one of the greatest works of literature in the recounting of mankind's unending quest for immortality."--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian; Epic poetry, Sumerian; Emperors; Giants (Folklore); Tall people; Fellowship; Quests (Expeditions); Voyages and travels; Fear of death; Grief in men; Immortality;
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Gilgamesh : translated from the Sîn-leqi-unninnī version / by Gardner, John,1933-1982.(CARDINAL)141651; Maier, John R.(CARDINAL)139969; Henshaw, Richard A.(Richard Aurel),1921-(CARDINAL)180669;
Bibliography: pages 301-304.The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. It tells of the heroic exploits of an ancient ruler of the walled city of Uruk named Gilgamesh. Included in its story is an account of the Flood that predates the Biblical version by centuries. Gilgamesh and his companion, a wild man of the woods named Enkidu, fight monsters and demonic powers in search of honor and lasting fame. When Enkidu is put to death by the vengeful goddess Ishtar, Gilgamesh travels to the underworld to find an answer to his grief and confront the question of mortality.
Subjects: Epic poetry.; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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