254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
List of figures
Series Editor Introduction
Acknowledgments
Why Gilgamesh?
Introduction
Key Themes
Chapter 1 Kingship
Chapter 2 Gilgamesh: Warrior and Hero
Chapter 3 Animality and Ecology
Chapter 4 Love
Chapter 5 Wisdom and Civilisation
Chapter 6 Death
Gilgamesh Afterwards
Chapter 7: Reception and Influence
Further Reading
Bibliography
Glossary
Timeline
Index
Biography
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.
