Gilgamesh: A Reader

by John Maier

Gilgamesh is the best-known story of the Sumerian hero that has survived from antiquity. Dating from the mid-2nd millenium BC it tells stories of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, adventurer and searcher for the meaning of life, friend of the man from the wilderness, Enkidu. This book adds to current debates on the influence of the epic on western literature.

Genres: Fiction

491 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

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[David Withun]

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