Classics and Ancient History

CLAS3423Gilgamesh (O)3 ch (3C) (W)
Trace the world's first epic from its earliest Sumerian version over 4,000 years ago up to modern reinterpretations. Read the text in translation and investigate the process of recovering a myth lost in the depths of time. Place the epic in its contemporary and modern context among other stories from Mesopotamia and beyond.