Mon premier blog

Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem. Michael Schmidt

Gilgamesh-The-Life-of-a.pdf
ISBN: 9780691195247 | 192 pages | 5 Mb

• Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem
• Michael Schmidt
• Page: 192
• Format: pdf, ePub, fb2, mobi
• ISBN: 9780691195247
• Publisher: Princeton University Press

Download ebooks for free for mobile Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem 9780691195247 by Michael Schmidt PDB

Reflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by contemporary poets Gilgamesh is the most ancient long poem known to exist. It is also the newest classic in the canon of world literature. Lost for centuries to the sands of the Middle East but found again in the 1850s, it tells the story of a great king, his heroism, and his eventual defeat. It is a story of monsters, gods, and cataclysms, and of intimate friendship and love. Acclaimed literary historian Michael Schmidt provides a unique meditation on the rediscovery of Gilgamesh and its profound influence on poets today. Schmidt describes how the poem is a work in progress even now, an undertaking that has drawn on the talents and obsessions of an unlikely cast of characters, from archaeologists and museum curators to tomb raiders and jihadis. Fragments of the poem, incised on clay tablets, were scattered across a huge expanse of desert when it was recovered in the nineteenth century. The poem had to be reassembled, its languages deciphered. The discovery of a pre-Noah flood story was front-page news on both sides of the Atlantic, and the poem's allure only continues to grow as additional cuneiform tablets come to light. Its translation, interpretation, and integration are ongoing. In this illuminating book, Schmidt discusses the special fascination Gilgamesh holds for contemporary poets, arguing that part of its appeal is its captivating otherness. He reflects on the work of leading poets such as Charles Olson, Louis Zukofsky, and Yusef Komunyakaa, whose own encounters with the poem are revelatory, and he reads its many translations and editions to bring it vividly to life for readers.

Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem (9780691195247 - Amazon.com
Reflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by contemporary poets. Gilgamesh is the most ancient long poem known to exist. It is also the newest classic in  The Epic of Gilgamesh Themes - eNotes.com
At its most basic level, The Epic of Gilgamesh is about the search for the meaning of life. Enkidu's death forces Gilgamesh to face his own mortality. He travels  Epic of Gilgamesh Essay | Bartleby
While at the beginning of the epic Gilgamesh is seeking eternal life, when he In this epic poem, Gilgamesh is King of Uruk, he is one third mortal and two-thirds  First lines of oldest epic poem found | The Independent
the 4000-year-old Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, the poem on life - a secret held by the survivor of the great flood, the proto-Noah, who  Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem by Michael Schmidt - Goodreads
Gilgamesh book. Read reviews from world's largest community for readers. Reflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by contemporary poetsGilgamesh Gilgamesh | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The
They decide that he, like all of humankind, shall not be granted eternal life. In the poem, Sin-leqi-unninni recast Enkidu as Gilgamesh's companion and 

Other ebooks:
Libros de texto para descargar ipad UNA MUJER INOPORTUNA in Spanish iBook
Descargar ebooks completos gratis LOS RESTOS DEL DIA 9788433911209 de KAZUO ISHIGURO
Descarga de libros electrónicos para teléfonos Android CULPA TUYA (CULPA MIA 2) de MERCEDES RON 9788490438633 PDF MOBI DJVU in Spanish
Ebook free download in pdf Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep 9780316485272 PDB DJVU ePub English version
Ebooks anglais télécharger Journal d'un clone et autres nouvelles du progrès - Dossier thématique "Faut-il avoir peur du progrès ?" in French par Gudule, Fabrice Colin, Eric Simard, Pierre Bordage
Descarga gratuita de ebooks para ipad 2 A FLOR DE PIEL (Literatura española)
Télécharger des livres magazines Jaguar - Le mythe anglais 9782376710455 en francais DJVU ePub MOBI
Descargar libros en línea gratis mp3 TOKIO BLUES (NORWEGIAN WOOD) de HARUKI MURAKAMI
Descarga gratuita de libros electrónicos para móviles. NORTE Y SUR de ELIZABETH GASKELL iBook en español 9788437633558