Reading Sumerian Poetry (Athlone Pubs Egyptology & Anc Near East Stud) [Hardcover]

Jeremy Black (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001 | ISBN-10: 048593003X | ISBN-13: 978-0485930030

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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About the Author

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, USA. His books include War: A Short History, The War of 1812 and The Great War and the Making of the Modern World (all published by Continuum). >

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: The Athlone Press (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048593003X
• ISBN-13: 978-0485930030
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,170,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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