The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation, Analogues, Criticism | Gilgamesh

In what is a supreme act of avoidance from writing grants (which probably won‘t get funded anyway in this climate), I decided to take a world literature course from Harvard extension. They offer a bunch of free online courses although I may pay the certificate fee just to support them. Gilgamesh is the first text they are discussing and I hadn‘t ever read it so finally getting to it

merelybookish Once upon a time I taught world lit to undergraduates (not at Harvard 😆) and always started with this. And it was often the book they liked best. Enjoy your course! Sounds fun! 7d

JenP @merelybookish I‘m certainly liking it more than the Odyssey which I read freshman year (many years ago 😂). How fun you taught world literature. I‘m enjoying this class so far. 7d

Tamra It‘s a fantastic historical study! 7d

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DGRachel I decided at the beginning of the years that I wanted to do a deep dive into Ishtar, and the book I‘m reading references Gilgamesh quite a lot, so I picked up a copy last month. I‘m looking forward to getting to it. 7d

JenP @DGRachel it‘s a very quick read. Hope you like it. I found it interesting 6d

JenP @Tamra yes! I‘ve found it interesting to compare the deluge to the version in genesis. The historical background from the class has also been fascinating 6d

Tamra @JenP there are several parallels with later mythologies! Humans have been asking the same questions and telling the same stories. 6d

Avanders Love this! ♥️ 4d

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Daisey

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This was fascinating from a historical perspective and a quicker read than I initially expected. I appreciated the introductory essays describing the history of this ancient story. The story itself is interesting but becomes even more so as you consider it in comparison to other mythological stories.

Tamra I was blown away by how the story still resonates - so very human 2y

Daisey @Tamra I agree; I was surprised by just how personal some aspects were. 2y

dabbe Hello there, sweet little floof! 🖤🐾🖤 2y

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Daisey

The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation, Analogues, Criticism | Gilgamesh

Today‘s Sunday morning book and breakfast is the introductory information in this edition of The Epic of Gilgamesh.

#BookAndBreakfast #ReadAndEat

Soscha In case this is of interest to anyone besides me, Peter Pringle singing the Epic of Gilgamesh in Sumerian with sacred lyre https://youtu.be/dDRD3c-WAec?si=1XIUJhhrXG5xbAxB 2y

Daisey @Soscha Interesting! Thanks for sharing. 2y

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WriterAtHeart

The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation, Analogues, Criticism | Gilgamesh

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Have to teach this epic this year, so I finally made time to read it. Now I have to figure out how to make it enjoyable.

Addison_Reads I enjoyed this recent translation. I had never read Gilgamesh previously. The essays with it I thought did a great job of helping connect things I didn't see while reading.

Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic

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galueth28

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest know narrative story - it was first inscribed in clay tablets over 4000 thousand years ago. Although the style in which it is written can feel foreign, there's nothing foreign about the deep relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu or the despair Gilgamesh feels when his friend dies.

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galueth28

The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation, Analogues, Criticism | Gilgamesh

This year's book fair haul: I got crime, romance, poetry, african fairytales and the oldest book ever 😎
#bookhaul

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Jari-chan

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What to say about one of the first texts of human kind? Such texts are beyond Good/Bad, Enjoyed/Did Not Enjoy. There are already so many religious symbols to find, that are used in many other cultures. I'm glad to have read this one.

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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 4y

Buechersuechtling I read this one many, many, many … many years ago (28-30 years ago). There‘s a copy lying around here, again, and you remind me of having had the wish about 1,5 years ago to pick it up and re-read it again. Maybe I should, but I‘m a bit afraid that I now don‘t like it anymore. 🥺 (edited) 4y

Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you 😊 4y

Jari-chan @Buechersuechtling Maybe you should just give it a try, whenever you feel like it. When the book calls you, one should listen 😉 4y

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Aleksandra_G

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Interesting. I like reading about beliefs other cultures have/had.

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ImperfectCJ

The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation, Analogues, Criticism | Gilgamesh

1. According to GR, A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison (104 pp), but I don't completely trust GR page counts.
2. The Lord of the Rings (1,216 pp as one volume). See note on GR page counts above.
3. Meditations of the Heart by Howard Thurman (printed 1953). Epic of Gilgamesh is older (c2100 BCE) but I don't have an original printing (inscription?) of that one.
4. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Oct 2019)

@ljuliel #bookquestion

Scochrane26 I don‘t trust GR page counts either because it depends on the edition. I think what I listed was accurate though as far as shortest & longest. 6y

ljuliel I‘ve not read LOTR ,but I‘ve seen those combo- books where all the stories are in one book. It‘s huge ! 6y

ImperfectCJ @Scochrane26 I might just not be adept at sorting on GR. When I look at the Stats section, it lists PK Dick's The Minority Report (which I read in 2009) as 103 pp, but it didn't show up when I sorted my "read" shelf by page number. ? Oh, well. Not a huge deal. 6y

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ImperfectCJ @ljuliel I wasn't sure whether to include the big volume, but as Tolkien apparently wanted it published that way originally, I felt justified. 🙂 (Second-longest is The Stand at 1153 pp.) 6y

ljuliel Yep, The Stand is huge ! Another I have yet to try ! 6y

TalecArashi I would certainly be impressed if you did have an early edition of Gilgamesh! 😂 6y

ImperfectCJ @TalecArashi Who knows...there could be one in one of the many stacks of books I have around the house. 🤔 6y

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