Gilgamesh Retold
by
Jenny Lewis
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1784106143
ISBN-13
9781784106140
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Imprint
Carcanet Classics
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 25th, 2018
Print length
136 Pages
Weight
180 grams
Dimensions
20.80 x 12.30 x 1.20 cms
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A new translation of Gilgamesh by a leading female poet uncovers new thematic depths.
Featured in the New Statesman Best Books of 2018 Jenny Lewis relocates Gilgamesh to its earlier, oral roots in a Sumerian society where men and women were more equal, the reigning deity of Gilgamesh’s city, Uruk, was female (Inanna), only women were allowed to brew beer and keep taverns and women had their own language – emesal. With this shift of emphasis, Lewis captures the powerful allure of the world’s oldest poem and gives it a fresh dynamic while creating a fastpaced narrative for a new generation of readers.
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