The Harps That Once... Sumerian Poetry in Translation |
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| Author:
| Jacobsen, Thorkild |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-07278-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $31.00 |
Book Description:
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The eminent Assyriologist Thorkild Jacobsen, author of
Treasures of Darkness, here presents translations of ancient Sumerian poems written near the end of the third millennium b.c.e., including a number of compositions that have never before been published in translation. The themes developed in the poems--quite possibly the earliest poems extant--are those that have fascinated humanity since the time people first began to spin stories: the longings of young lovers; courage...
More DescriptionThe eminent Assyriologist Thorkild Jacobsen, author of Treasures of Darkness, here presents translations of ancient Sumerian poems written near the end of the third millennium b.c.e., including a number of compositions that have never before been published in translation. The themes developed in the poems--quite possibly the earliest poems extant--are those that have fascinated humanity since the time people first began to spin stories: the longings of young lovers; courage in battle; joy at the birth of a child; the pleasures of drink and song.