Ancient & Epic Tales from Around the World

Ancient & Epic Tales from Around the World
Author:
Publisher: August House Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781941460351

Collects famous tales from folklore around the world, including such epics as "Beowulf," "Gilgamesh," and the "Odyssey."

Gilgamesh among Us

Gilgamesh among Us
Author: Theodore Ziolkowski
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2011-12-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0801463424

The world's oldest work of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh recounts the adventures of the semimythical Sumerian king of Uruk and his ultimately futile quest for immortality after the death of his friend and companion, Enkidu, a wildman sent by the gods. Gilgamesh was deified by the Sumerians around 2500 BCE, and his tale as we know it today was codified in cuneiform tablets around 1750 BCE and continued to influence ancient cultures—whether in specific incidents like a world-consuming flood or in its quest structure—into Roman times. The epic was, however, largely forgotten, until the cuneiform tablets were rediscovered in 1872 in the British Museum's collection of recently unearthed Mesopotamian artifacts. In the decades that followed its translation into modern languages, the Epic of Gilgamesh has become a point of reference throughout Western culture. In Gilgamesh among Us, Theodore Ziolkowski explores the surprising legacy of the poem and its hero, as well as the epic’s continuing influence in modern letters and arts. This influence extends from Carl Gustav Jung and Rainer Maria Rilke's early embrace of the epic's significance—"Gilgamesh is tremendous!" Rilke wrote to his publisher's wife after reading it—to its appropriation since World War II in contexts as disparate as operas and paintings, the poetry of Charles Olson and Louis Zukofsky, novels by John Gardner and Philip Roth, and episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Xena: Warrior Princess. Ziolkowski sees fascination with Gilgamesh as a reflection of eternal spiritual values—love, friendship, courage, and the fear and acceptance of death. Noted writers, musicians, and artists from Sweden to Spain, from the United States to Australia, have adapted the story in ways that meet the social and artistic trends of the times. The spirit of this capacious hero has absorbed the losses felt in the immediate postwar period and been infused with the excitement and optimism of movements for gay rights, feminism, and environmental consciousness. Gilgamesh is at once a seismograph of shifts in Western history and culture and a testament to the verities and values of the ancient epic.

Ten of the Best God and Goddess Stories

Ten of the Best God and Goddess Stories
Author: David West
Publisher: Ten of the Best: Myths, Legend
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780778708261

Contains adaptations of ten stories about gods and goddesses.

Ancient India

Ancient India
Author: Rebecca Rowell
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629693022

The legacy of past civilizations is still with us today. In Ancient India, readers discover the history and impressive accomplishments of the people of ancient India, including their enduring religions and rich literary traditions. Engaging text provides details on the civilization's history, development, daily life, culture, art, technology, warfare, social organization, and more. Well-chosen maps and images of artifacts bring the past to life. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Asian Tales and Tellers

Asian Tales and Tellers
Author: Cathy Spagnoli
Publisher: august house
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780874835267

More than 30 stories from the rich Asian cultural panorama illuminate the wisdom and humor of Eastern cultures. In her search for stories, Cathy Spagnoli has slid through Indian rice fields, sipped sake with Japanese epic singers, met with monks in Thailand and Korea, and hiked the Himalayas with Tibetan dancers.

Two Tales of Brothers from Ancient Mesopotamia

Two Tales of Brothers from Ancient Mesopotamia
Author: John Heffernan
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-05-14
Genre: Brothers
ISBN: 9780994234049

Lively and exciting retelling by popular author John Heffernan of two tales from the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, illustrated in striking sumptuous style by new illustrator Kate Durack.

A Companion to Ancient Epic

A Companion to Ancient Epic
Author: John Miles Foley
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 706
Release: 2008-11-03
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1405188383

A Companion to Ancient Epic presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic. It offers a multi-disciplinary discussion of both longstanding ideas and newer perspectives. A Companion to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions Considers the interrelation between these different traditions Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre Covers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition The editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field Includes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events

Seven Wonders of the World

Seven Wonders of the World
Author: Carmella Van Vleet
Publisher: Build It Yourself
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781936313730

Introduces the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as known to the ancient Greeks, and a multicultural list of seven additional wonders--from Petra, Jordan, to Rio de Janeiro's statue of Christ--and suggests related projects and experiments.

The Illustrated Book of Myths

The Illustrated Book of Myths
Author:
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 9780756622237

A collection of myths from many cultures.

Epic Tales from Ancient India

Epic Tales from Ancient India
Author: San Diego Museum of Art
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300223729

Indian Painting and the Art of Storytelling / Marika Sardar -- Incarnations of the Bhagavata / Neeraja Poddar -- The Ramayana and Other Tales of Rama / Marika Sardar -- Stories of Music, Love, and the Seasons: Ragamala Paintings / Marika Sardar -- Persian-Language Literature in India / Qamar Adamjee -- The Shahmana in India / Alka Patel