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
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
Male and Female in the Epic of Gilgamesh: Encounters, Literary History, and Interpretation
248Male and Female in the Epic of Gilgamesh: Encounters, Literary History, and Interpretation
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781575063492 |
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Publisher: | Penn State University Press |
Publication date: | 04/27/2014 |
Pages: | 248 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d) |