Reading Sumerian Poetry

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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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  • ISBN13 9780567270153
  • Released 2000
  • Publisher The Athlone Press
  • Format Elektronisk medie
  • Edition 1
  • Language English