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100 1  Schmidt, Michael,|d1947-|eauthor. 
245 10 Gilgamesh :|bthe life of a poem /|cMichael Schmidt. 
264  1 Princeton, New Jersey :|bPrinceton University Press,
       |c[2019] 
300    xvii, 165 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-162) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tPreface --|tIntroduction --|tRiddles --|tTwo roads 
       diverge --|tTablet 1 --|tTablet 2 --|tTablet 3 --|tTablet 
       4 --|tTablet 5 --|tTablet 6 --|tTablet 7 --|tTablet 8 --
       |tTablet 9 --|tTablet 10 --|tTablet 11 --|tTablet 12 --
       |tImagining Gilgamesh --|tGetting a grip --|tWhat sort of 
       poem? (1) --|tWhat sort of poem? (2) --|tGilgamesh reads 
       us --|tHow you tell it -- Postface. 
520    "Reflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by 
       contemporary poets. Gilgamesh is the most ancient long 
       poem known to exist. It is also the newest classic in the 
       canon of world literature. Lost for centuries to the sands
       of the Middle East but found again in the 1850s, it tells 
       the story of a great king, his heroism, and his eventual 
       defeat. It is a story of monsters, gods, and cataclysms, 
       and of intimate friendship and love. Acclaimed literary 
       historian Michael Schmidt provides a unique meditation on 
       the rediscovery of Gilgamesh and its profound influence on
       poets today. Schmidt describes how the poem is a work in 
       progress even now, an undertaking that has drawn on the 
       talents and obsessions of an unlikely cast of characters, 
       from archaeologists and museum curators to tomb raiders 
       and jihadis. Fragments of the poem, incised on clay 
       tablets, were scattered across a huge expanse of desert 
       when it was recovered in the nineteenth century. The poem 
       had to be reassembled, its languages deciphered. The 
       discovery of a pre-Noah flood story was front-page news on
       both sides of the Atlantic, and the poem's allure only 
       continues to grow as additional cuneiform tablets come to 
       light. Its translation, interpretation, and integration 
       are ongoing. In this illuminating book, Schmidt discusses 
       the special fascination Gilgamesh holds for contemporary 
       poets, arguing that part of its appeal is its captivating 
       otherness. He reflects on the work of leading poets such 
       as Charles Olson, Louis Zukofsky, and Yusef Komunyakaa, 
       whose own encounters with the poem are revelatory, and he 
       reads its many translations and editions to bring it 
       vividly to life for readers."--Publisher's website. 
600 00 Gilgamesh|c(Legendary character)|xIn literature. 
600 07 Gilgamesh|c(Legendary character)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01736655
630 00 Gilgamesh. 
630 00 Gilgamesh|xInfluence. 
630 07 Gilgamesh.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01357053 
650  0 Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian|xHistory and criticism. 
650  0 Heroes in literature. 
650  7 Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00913821 
650  7 Heroes in literature.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00955583 
650  7 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00972484 
650  7 Literature.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00999953 
655  7 Criticism, interpretation, etc.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411635 
655  7 Literary criticism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01986215 
655  7 Literary criticism.|2lcgft 
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