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was not able to understand the point of repetitive lines throughout the book, was unusual, what was the point being made ?

Andrew Miller

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Do you think that gilgamesh is an epic hero?

Mik An epic hero is different than our modern conception of heroism. An epic hero need not be concerned with saving people or bettering the world, they ne…moreAn epic hero is different than our modern conception of heroism. An epic hero need not be concerned with saving people or bettering the world, they need only to accomplish great things outside the realm of possibility for the average person. In that sense of the word, the ancient sense, he was the quintessential hero.(less)

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What is this book about?

chisholm It's the oldest dated written book or or written on the clay tablets whatever the medium was story written and found predating all stories or history.…moreIt's the oldest dated written book or or written on the clay tablets whatever the medium was story written and found predating all stories or history. The archeologist found it. They found that it predated homer and the bible, they found the Noah story on the clay tables with that chicken scratch line looking writing. after the tablets where found it took 30 years after they found the tablets before they could translate it. Archeologists discovered this doing the things you know archeologist do to discover things of the past. On it is the story of Gilgamesh. period. One could argue that the peoples of the past had unknowingly or knowingly stole from this original story adding it for their own embelishments and added it to their own regional history until believed fact. (less)

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Give me one poet from this book ..please & thanks

Nadia Sayyed

ترنيمة للبحر
أيها البحر الغارق في الموج
اعتقل أنفاسي
صبّ رذاذ أنفاسك الملتهبة
كي أرشف نيران العشق
من ندى الهمس
خذني بين أمواجك
موجة
موجة
تغني للشمس أغنيتها ال…more

ترنيمة للبحر
أيها البحر الغارق في الموج
اعتقل أنفاسي
صبّ رذاذ أنفاسك الملتهبة
كي أرشف نيران العشق
من ندى الهمس
خذني بين أمواجك
موجة
موجة
تغني للشمس أغنيتها الأخيرة
واحضنها بهدوء السماء
كي تهبط عليك ملائكة الحب
نادية السيد ( من ديواني أنثى الشعر في ضباب الروح(less)

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Can someone add the total pages for this book please, thank you! So our progress will be more clear.