Gilgamesh: A Reader.

John R. Maier (Editor).

ISBN 10: 0865163391 / ISBN 13: 9780865163393

Published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Wauconda, IL, 1997

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Near Fine in Wraps: shows only mild rubbing to the panels and a slight tendency for the outside edge of the front panel to lift rather than lie flat; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6.15 x 1.25 inches). 491 pages. Illustrated in black & white. Extensive Bibliography. Language: English. Weight: 25.5 ounces. Academic Press Paperback.Gilgamesh is the best-known story of the Sumerian hero that has survived from antiquity. Dating from the mid-2nd millenium BC it tells stories of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, adventurer and searcher for the meaning of life, friend of the man from the wilderness, Enkidu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gilgamesh: A Reader.
• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Wauconda, IL
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865163391
• ISBN 13: 9780865163393
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition Thus (1997) unstated.
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  • History: Ancient

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Synopsis

Gilgamesh is the best-known story of the Sumerian hero that has survived from antiquity. Dating from the mid-2nd millenium BC it tells stories of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, adventurer and searcher for the meaning of life, friend of the man from the wilderness, Enkidu. This book adds to current debates on the influence of the epic on western literature.

About the Author

John Maier received his Ph.D. in English from Duquesne University. His other books include: The Bible in its Literary Milieu (1980), Gilgamesh with John Gardner and Richard A. Henshaw (1984), Myths of Enki, The Crafty God with Samual Noah Kramer (1989), Mappings of the Biblical Terrain: The Bible as Text with Vincent L. Tollers (1990), and Desert Songs: Western Images of Morocco and Moroccan Images of the West (1996). In addition, Maier has published 35 articles and 58 papers and is listed in International Men of Achievement, Dictionary of International Biography, Who's Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology, and Who's Who in American Education. He has completed postdoctoral studies in ancient Sumerian and Akkadian literature in cuneiform, the concept of 'other' in literature and the social sciences, intensive Modern Standard Arabic, and Moroccan Arabic.