Reading Sumerian poetry [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780936703321
• Autore: Black Jeremy A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Athlone, 1998
• ISBN: 1-282-45268-1; 9786612452680; 0-567-27015-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Collana: Athlone publications in Egyptology and ancient Near Eastern studies
• Disciplina: 899; 899.951; 899.951009; 899/.951009
• Soggetti: Sumerian poetry; Sumerian poetry - History and criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Glossary of ancient Mesopotamian proper names; PART ONE; PART TWO; Translation of Lugalbanda in the mountain cave; List of Sumerian literary compositions cited; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: An analysis of the oldest form of poetry. Sumer, in the southern part of Iraq, created the first literary culture in history, as early as 2500BC. The account is structured around a complete English translation of the fragmentary Lugalbanda poems, narrating the adventures of the eponymous hero. The study reveals a work of a rich and sophisticated poetic imagination and technique, which, far from being in any sense 'primitive', are so complex as to resist much modern literary analysis.