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! 19h
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. 18h
Tamra It‘s a fantastic historical study! 16h
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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. 15h
JenP @DGRachel it‘s a very quick read. Hope you like it. I found it interesting 1h
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 1h
Tamra @JenP there are several parallels with later mythologies! Humans have been asking the same questions and telling the same stories. 1h
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