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The Harps that Once...
Sumerian Poetry in Translation
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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.
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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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
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Width: 156.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 635g
Pages: 528
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The late Thorkild Jacobsen was professor of Assyriology emeritus at Harvard University
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