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Gilgamesh : the life of a poem / by Schmidt, Michael,1947-author.(CARDINAL)709289;
"Reflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by contemporary poets. Gilgamesh is the most ancient long poem known to exist. It is also the newest classic in the canon of world literature. Lost for centuries to the sands of the Middle East but found again in the 1850s, it tells the story of a great king, his heroism, and his eventual defeat. It is a story of monsters, gods, and cataclysms, and of intimate friendship and love. Acclaimed literary historian Michael Schmidt provides a unique meditation on the rediscovery of Gilgamesh and its profound influence on poets today. Schmidt describes how the poem is a work in progress even now, an undertaking that has drawn on the talents and obsessions of an unlikely cast of characters, from archaeologists and museum curators to tomb raiders and jihadis. Fragments of the poem, incised on clay tablets, were scattered across a huge expanse of desert when it was recovered in the nineteenth century. The poem had to be reassembled, its languages deciphered. The discovery of a pre-Noah flood story was front-page news on both sides of the Atlantic, and the poem's allure only continues to grow as additional cuneiform tablets come to light. Its translation, interpretation, and integration are ongoing. In this illuminating book, Schmidt discusses the special fascination Gilgamesh holds for contemporary poets, arguing that part of its appeal is its captivating otherness. He reflects on the work of leading poets such as Charles Olson, Louis Zukofsky, and Yusef Komunyakaa, whose own encounters with the poem are revelatory, and he reads its many translations and editions to bring it vividly to life for readers."--Publisher's website.Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162) and index.
Subjects: Literary criticism.; Gilgamesh.; Gilgamesh; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian; Gilgamesh (Legendary character); Heroes in literature.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Gilgamesh : translated from the Sīn-leqi-unninnī version / by Gardner, John,1933-1982,translator.(CARDINAL)141651; Maier, John R.,translator.(CARDINAL)139969; Henshaw, Richard A.(Richard Aurel),1921-translator.(CARDINAL)180669;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304).Introduction -- The one who saw the abyss -- Gilgamesh -- Translating Gilgamesh.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: Fiction.; Legends.; Gilgamesh (Legendary character); Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Gilgamesh among us : modern encounters with the ancient epic / by Ziolkowski, Theodore.(CARDINAL)147368;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Gilgamesh.; Gilgamesh; Gilgamesh;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The buried book : the loss and rediscovery of the great Epic of Gilgamesh / by Damrosch, David.(CARDINAL)756689;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-293) and index.The broken tablets -- Early fame and sudden death -- The lost library -- The fortress and the museum -- After Ashurbanipal, the deluge -- At the limits of culture -- The vanishing point.
Subjects: Gilgamesh.; Assyriology;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Gilgamesh immortal / by Godawa, Brian.(CARDINAL)668627;
"An adaptation of the oldest written hero story in history. Tells a tale of the greatest king of ancient Mesopotamia shortly after the Flood, the mighty ruler Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. He is a giant, born of god and man who oppresses his people for his own power and glory. But when a Wild Man named Enkidu comes to town he is the only one mighty enough to stand up to Gilgamesh and put him in his place. Enkidu's simple but strong character impresses Gilgamesh and the two become best of friends. But Gilgamesh longs for immortality, so they embark on a quest for eternal life that takes them from a giant's forest, to the mountain of the gods, to the Path of the Sun in the Underworld, and ultimately to a distant magical island to find the one man granted divine favor during the flood: Noah." -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Fiction.; Gilgamesh (Legendary character); Kings and rulers;
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Gilgamesh the hero / by McCaughrean, Geraldine.(CARDINAL)348640; Parkins, David,illustrator.(CARDINAL)746430;
A retelling, based on seventh-century B.C. Assyrian clay tablets, of the wanderings and adventures of the god king, Gilgamesh, who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in about 2700 B.C., and of his faithful companion, Enkidu.780LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Adaptations.; Gilgamesh.; Gilgamesh; Folklore;
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Gilgamesh the king / by Zeman, Ludmila.(CARDINAL)384440;
A retelling of the epic story of Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, who learns the true meaning of friendship and kindness from Enkidu, who lives among the animals of the forest.2-3660LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Adaptations.; Fiction.; Gilgamesh.; Gilgamesh; Folklore;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Gilgamesh the king / by Silverberg, Robert.(CARDINAL)155646;
Subjects: Epic fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Adaptations.; Gilgamesh; Gilgamesh; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Gilgamesh the king / by Zeman, Ludmila.(CARDINAL)384440;
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Subjects: Gilgamesh (Legendary character); Folklore; Legends;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 11
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The revenge of Ishtar / by Zeman, Ludmila.(CARDINAL)384440;
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Subjects: Adaptations.; Ishtar.; Gilgamesh.; Gilgamesh; Gilgamesh; Folklore; Mythology, Classical;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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