Additional material -- Preface -- Diagrams -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- Sources for primary texts -- 1 -- Introduction -- 2 -- Divinity, humanity and wisdom -- 3 -- Gilgamesh and glory -- 4 -- Gilgamesh confronts death -- 5 -- Interlude on Homer and the Muse -- 6 -- The race of half-gods -- 7 -- The plan of Zeus -- 8 -- The coming of Achilles -- 9 -- The strife of the Iliad -- 10 -- Achilles looks inward -- 11 -- The death of the friend -- 12 -- Achilles responds -- 13 -- From lamentation to vengeance -- 14 -- Achilles like a lion -- 15 -- Mortality and wisdom -- 16 -- The truths of lamentation -- Conclusion -- The slender-winged fly -- Bibliography -- Index of Passages Cited
Summary
"It is widely recognised that the epics of Homer are closely related to the earlier mythology and literature of the ancient Near East, above all the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. But how should this influence our response to the meaning and message of either poem? This book addresses this question through an experiment in intertextual reading"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 07, 2020)
