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The Harps that Once...: Sumerian Poetry in Translation
Thorkild Jacobsen
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Description for The Harps that Once...: Sumerian Poetry in Translation
Paperback. This volume presents translations of ancient Sumerian poems, including a number of compositions that have never before been published in translation. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300072785
SKU
V9780300072785
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About Thorkild Jacobsen
The late Thorkild Jacobsen was professor of Assyriology emeritus at Harvard University
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