Achilles beside Gilgamesh : mortality and wisdom in early epic poetry / Michael Clarke.

Author: Clarke, Michael (Michael J.) author.

ImprintCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Descriptionxxv, 385 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Note:Introduction -- Divinity, humanity and wisdom -- Gilgamesh and glory -- Gilgamesh confronts death -- Interlude on Homer and the muse -- The race of half-gods -- The plan of Zeus -- The coming of Achilles -- The strife of the Iliad -- Achilles looks inward -- The death of the friend -- Achilles responds -- From lamentation to vengeance -- Achilles like a lion -- Mortality and wisdom -- The truths of lamentation -- Conclusion: the slender-winged fly.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-367) and index.

Note:"It is widely recognised that the epics of Homer are closely related to the earlier mythology and literature of the ancient Near East, above all the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. But how should this influence our response to the meaning and message of either poem? This book addresses this question through an experiment in intertextual reading."-- Provided by publisher.

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