{"product_id":"9781350297197","title":"Enuma Elish: The Babylonian Epic of Creation","description":"Author: Haubold, Johannes; Helle, Sophus; Jimene\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350297197\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis open access book is the first in a groundbreaking series making Babylonian literature accessible. It presents \u003ci\u003eEnuma Elish\u003c\/i\u003e in transcription and translation, with an introduction for non-specialist readers and essays from leading scholars in the field.\u003cbr\u003eActing as a companion to the poem, the book provides readers with the tools they need to explore \u003ci\u003eEnuma Elish\u003c\/i\u003e in greater depth. Essays cover important historical and contextual information, offer discussions of key topics and explanations of technical terms, as well as suggestions of relevant further reading. The book's interpretive and reflective approach, which pays special attention to questions of poetic style, intertextual resonance, and literary and cultural significance, encourages a greater understanding of the poem as a work of literature while remaining grounded in philology.\u003cbr\u003eThe critical essays examine \u003ci\u003eEnuma Elish\u003c\/i\u003e and the following themes- the poem's rhythm and style; its modern receptions, issues of gender, motherhood and masculinity; Marduk's rise to power; Babylonian astronomy; intertextuality and the poem as counter myth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnuma Elish\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Library of Babylonian Literature series\u003c\/i\u003e will be an indispensable companion for anyone interested in the literature, culture and religion of ancient Assyria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003elicence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by LMU Munich and Princeton University.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643197083806,"sku":"UBD-9781350297197","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350297197.jpg?v=1774483786","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350297197","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}