The Evolution of the Gilgamesh Epic
Epic Evolution GilgameshThe Evolution of the Gilgamesh Epic
By:"Jeffrey H. Tigay"
Published on 1982 by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Special Features- Aims to show how The Gilgamesh Epic developed from its earliest to its latest form- Systematic, step-by-step tracking of the stylistic, thematic, structural, and theological changes in The Gilgamesh Epic- Relation of changes to factors (geographical, political, religious, literary) that may have prompted them- Attempts to identify the sources (biographical, historical, literary, folkloric) of the epic's themes, and to suggest what may have been intended by use of these themes- Extensive bibliography- Indices
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