The Evolution of the Gilgamesh Epic

By Jeffrey H. Tigay

Book Overview

Special Features- Aims to show how The Gilgamesh Epic developed from its earliest to its latest form- Systematic, step-by-step tracking of the stylistic, thematic, structural, and theological changes in The Gilgamesh Epic- Relation of changes to factors (geographical, political, religious, literary) that may have prompted them- Attempts to identify the sources (biographical, historical, literary, folkloric) of the epic's themes, and to suggest what may have been intended by use of these themes- Extensive bibliography- Indices

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865165467
• ISBN13: 9780865165465
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.3" x 5.8"