{"product_id":"achilles-beside-gilgamesh-mortality-and-wisdom-in-early-epic-poetry-hardback-9781108481786","title":"Achilles beside Gilgamesh; Mortality and Wisdom in Early Epic Poetry (Hardback) 9781108481786","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAchilles beside Gilgamesh\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMortality and Wisdom in Early Epic Poetry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterprets the poetic meaning of the Iliad in relation to the heroic literature of the Ancient Near East.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Clarke (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108481786, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 November 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e920 pages, 3 b\/w illus.  28 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 18.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.94 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Engaging, up-to-date, and deeply informed across disciplinary lines, this is an important resource for those interested in classics, mythology, and world literature.' P. E. Ojennus, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIt 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 responds to this question through an experiment in intertextual reading. It begins by exploring Gilgamesh as a work of literature in its own right, and uses this interpretation as the springboard for a new reading of the Homeric epic, emphasising the movement within the poem - beginning from a world of heroic action and external violence, but shifting inwards to the thoughts and feelings of Achilles as he responds to the certainty that his own death will follow that of his best friend. The book will be of interest both to specialists and to those coming to ancient literature for the first time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Divinity, humanity and wisdom\u003cbr\u003e 3. Gilgamesh and glory\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gilgamesh confronts death\u003cbr\u003e 5. Interlude on Homer and the muse\u003cbr\u003e 6. The race of half-gods\u003cbr\u003e 7. The plan of Zeus\u003cbr\u003e 8. The coming of Achilles\u003cbr\u003e 9. The strife of the Iliad\u003cbr\u003e 10. Achilles looks inward\u003cbr\u003e 11. The death of the friend\u003cbr\u003e 12. Achilles responds\u003cbr\u003e 13. From lamentation to vengeance\u003cbr\u003e 14. Achilles like a lion\u003cbr\u003e 15. Mortality and wisdom\u003cbr\u003e 16. The truths of lamentation\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the slender-winged fly.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical Greek \u0026amp; Roman archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical Greek \u0026amp; Roman archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20Greek%20\u0026amp;%20Roman%20archaeology%20%5BHDDK%5D%22\"\u003eHDDK\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909035712792,"sku":"9781108481786","price":31.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108481786i_2b4d0aac-3966-40e4-bc87-d39d8a664631.jpg?v=1696706133","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/achilles-beside-gilgamesh-mortality-and-wisdom-in-early-epic-poetry-hardback-9781108481786","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}