LEADER 04316oam 22006374a 450 001 9910797865003321 005 20220106032057.0 010 $a1-57506-718-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781575067186 035 $a(CKB)3710000000498252 035 $a(EBL)4395070 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001570715 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16220209 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001570715 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13163965 035 $a(PQKB)10895307 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)15431720 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13628200 035 $a(PQKB)23696410 035 $a(DLC) 2014043088 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4395070 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11202629 035 $a(OCoLC)894149514 035 $a(DE-B1597)583646 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781575067186 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_79454 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4395070 035 $a(OCoLC)1253313682 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000498252 100 $a20141028d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMale and Female in the Epic of Gilgamesh$eEncounters, Literary History, and Interpretation /$fTzvi Abusch 210 1$aWinona Lake, Indiana :$cEisenbrauns,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015. 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a1-57506-349-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-231) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$tSources --$t1. Ishtar's Proposal and Gilgamesh's Refusal: An Interpretation of The Gilgamesh Epic, Tablet VI, Lines 1-79 --$t2. Gilgamesh's Request and Siduri's Denial, Part I: The Meaning of the Dialogue and Its Implications for the History of the Epic --$t3. Gilgamesh's Request and Siduri's Denial, Part II: An Analysis and Interpretation of an Old Babylonian Fragment about Mourning and Celebration --$t4. Mourning the Death of a Friend: Some Assyriological Notes --$t5. The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Homeric Epics --$t6. The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh: An Interpretive Essay --$t7. The Courtesan, the Wild Man, and the Hunter: Studies in the Literary History of the Epic of Gilgamesh --$t8. Hunting in the Epic of Gilgamesh: Speculations on the Education of a Prince --$t9. The Tale of the Wild Man and the Courtesan in India and Mesopotamia: The Seductions of R?s?yas?r?n?ga in the Maha?bha?rata and Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh (coauthored with Emily West) --$tAbbreviations --$tBibliography --$tIndex of Citations. 330 $aThe deeds and struggles of Gilgamesh, legendary king of the city-state Uruk in the land of Sumer, have fascinated readers for millennia. They are preserved primarily in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the most well-known pieces of Mesopotamian literature. Studying the text draws us into an orbit that is engaging and thrilling, for it is a work of fantasy and legend that addresses some of the very existential issues with which contemporary readers still grapple. We experience the excitement of trying to penetrate the mind-set of another civilization, an ancient one--in this instance, a civilization that ultimately gave rise to our own.The studies gathered here all demonstrate Tzvi Abusch's approach to ancient literature: to make use of the tools of literary, structural, and critical analysis in service of exploring the personal and psychological dimensions of the narration. The author focuses especially on the encounters between males and females in the story. The essays are not only instructive for understanding the Epic of Gilgamesh, they also serve as exemplary studies of ancient literature with a view to investigating streams of commonality between ancient times and ours. 606 $aMan-woman relationships in literature 606 $aEpic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aMan-woman relationships in literature. 615 0$aEpic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a892/.1 700 $aAbusch$b I. Tzvi$0672732 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797865003321 996 $aMale and Female in the Epic of Gilgamesh$93743075 997 $aUNINA