The Epic of Gilgamesh
by Sandars, N. K.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1972-12-01
Publisher(s): Penguin Group
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Summary
The Epic of Gilgamesh, which dates from the third millenium BC, is one of the finest surviving epic poems in world literature.
Table of Contents
| Map of the Ancient Orient | p. 6 |
| Introduction | |
| The History of the Epic | p. 7 |
| The Discovery of the Tablets | p. 9 |
| The Historical Background | p. 13 |
| The Literary Background | p. 17 |
| The Hero of the Epic | p. 20 |
| The Principal Gods of the Epic | p. 23 |
| The Story | p. 30 |
| Survival | p. 44 |
| The Diction of the Epic | p. 47 |
| Remarks on this Version | p. 49 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 59 |
| The Epic of Gilgamesh | |
| Prologue: Gilgamesh King in Uruk | p. 61 |
| The Coming of Enkidu | p. 62 |
| The Forest Journey | p. 70 |
| Ishtar and Gilgamesh, and the Death of Enkidu | p. 85 |
| The Search for Everlasting Life | p. 97 |
| The Story of the Flood | p. 108 |
| The Return | p. 114 |
| The Death of Gilgamesh | p. 118 |
| Glossary of Names | p. 120 |
| Appendix: Sources | p. 126 |
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