The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts

ISBN 10: 0198149220 ISBN 13: 9780198149224

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2003

Riassunto

The Babylonian Gilgamesh epic is the acknowledged masterpiece of ancient Mesopotamian literature. Nevertheless it has to be re-edited periodically to take account of the enormous increase in primary sources that occurs every generation. Since the last critical edition of the epic seventy years ago the known fragments of the epic have almost doubled. This book collects all the extant texts in one place again, including twenty-three fragments published for the first time. The author has studied personally every available fragment to produce a definitive edition and translation. Four introductory chapters place the epic in its context and examine the name, person and traditions of Gilgamesh and other characters in the poem. The plates present the cuneiform text of all the extant fragments of the epic. The result is a publication which is a standard academic resource.

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Informazioni sull?autore

A. R. George is Professor of Babylonian at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198149220
• ISBN 13: 9780198149224
• Rilegatura: Pacchetto di prodotti
• Numero di pagine: 1184
• Redattore: George A. R.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile