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The Harps that Once...

Sumerian Poetry in Translation
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The Harps that Once... features translations of ancient Sumerian poems from the end of the third millennium b.c.e., including some never before published in English. These early works explore timeless human themes such as the yearnings of young lovers, bravery in battle, the joy of childbirth, and the delights of drink and song.
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Ideal for readers interested in ancient literature, Assyriology, and the origins of human storytelling, as well as those fascinated by early poetry and cultural history.

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In this volume Assyriologist Thorkild Jacobsen presents translations of some of these ancient poems, including a number of compositions that have never before been published in translation.

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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 in battle; joy at the birth of a child; the pleasures of drink and song.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300072785

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 September 1997

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 635g

Pages: 528

About the Author

The late Thorkild Jacobsen was professor of Assyriology emeritus at Harvard University

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