Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as far as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world's oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh.s adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. In addition to its themes of family, friendship and duties of kings, The Epic of Gilgamesh is, above all, about mankind's eternal struggle with the fear of death.
The Babylonian version has been known for over a century, but linguists are still deciphering new fragments in Akkadian and Sumerian. Andrew George's gripping translation brilliantly combines these into a fluent narrative and will long rank as the definitive English Gilgamesh.
“吉尔伽美什呦,你要流浪到哪里? 你所探求的生命将无处寻觅。 自从诸神把人创造, 就把死派定给人无疑, 生命就保留在他们自己的手里! …… …….” ——《吉尔伽美什》第十块泥板•三(B) 吉尔伽美什为大神阿鲁鲁所创造,他身世非凡、膂力过人、英姿绝伦,他“三分之二...
评分 评分 评分上个再上个礼拜五听讲座的时候记下的一些笔记。最近期中考试,耽搁了没整理,差点荒芜了,还好还看得懂…… Epic of Gilgamesh的历史 古老的神话大部分都是集体创作的产物,Gilgamesh自然也不例外。 Gilgamesh诞生于公元前3000年左右的两河流域,比旧约(约公元前1500年)和伊...
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评分It is impossible to keep the names of friends whom we have lost.
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