Achilles beside gilgamesh: mortality and wisdom in early epic poetry
Auteur :
Clarke, Michael
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108481786
Date de publication :
28 nov. 2019
Dimensions :
25,2 x 18,1 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
940 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A radically new reading of ancient epic poetry which first explores the Epic of Gilgamesh, the great poem of love and despair from ancient Mesopotamia, and shows how this work underlies the Iliad of Homer - especially through the hero's response to the death of his best friend.