The epic of Gilgamesh : an English version /
Series: The Penguin classics ; . L100. Edition statement:Revised ed., incorporating new material. Published by : Penguin Books, (Harmondsworth, Middlesex : | New York :) Physical details: 127 p. : map 18 cm.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Circulating | Philip Becker Goetz Library | PJ3771.G5 E5 1972 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
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| PJ3771.G5 .E5 1999 The epic of Gilgamesh : | PJ5208.E6 .M5 1912 Der Papyrusfund von Elephantine; | PJ7542.Q3 .S75 1993 The mute immortals speak : | PJ3771.G5 E5 1972 The epic of Gilgamesh : an English version / | PK1 .C7 1965 v.13 Researches in Manichaeism, | PK663 .B8 1959 The Sanskrit language. | PK663 .W5 1967 A Sanskrit grammar, including both the classical language, and the older dialects, of Veda and Brahmana. |
Includes bibliographical references.
The History of the Epic -- The Discovery of the Tablets -- The Historical Background -- The Literary Background -- The Hero of the Epic -- The Principal Gods of the Epic -- The Story -- Survival -- The Diction of the Epic -- Remarks on This Version -- The Coming of Enkidu -- The Forest Journey -- Ishtar and Gilgamesh, and the Death of Enkidu -- The Search for Everlasting Life -- The Story of the Flood -- The Return -- The Death of Gilgamesh
Presents an English version of the epic poem which dates from the third millenium B.C., telling of the adventures of Gilgamesh, the great king of Uruk, and his search for immortality.
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