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Reading Sumerian Poetry - A Study of the Oldest Literature (Hardcover) Loot Price: R6,637
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Reading Sumerian Poetry - A Study of the Oldest Literature (Hardcover): Jeremy Black

Reading Sumerian Poetry - A Study of the Oldest Literature (Hardcover)

Jeremy Black

Series: Athlone Publications in Egyptology & Ancient Near Eastern Studies

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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.

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Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Athlone Publications in Egyptology & Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Release date: September 1998
First published: 2001
Authors: Jeremy Black
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 978-0-485-93003-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
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LSN: 0-485-93003-X
Barcode: 9780485930030

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