Literary seminar on Gilgamesh hosted by the American Academy of Poets, May 25–June 5, 2024
Download the PowerPoint for the first lesson here, and for the third lesson here.
Order a copy of the book here.
Find my other academic writings about Gilgamesh here, and read the Twitter thread I wrote for its 150th anniversary here.
Find the most updated edition of the epic at the Electronic Babylonian Literature project.
For the second lesson (May 29), read the translation of the epic. We will be focusing on the end of Tablet VI, lines 147–83.
For the third lesson (June 5), we will be looking at the epic’s ending and modern reception. Read as many of the accompanying essays as you feel like.
Further resources
Recordings of how Babylonian literature may have been pronounced: BAPLAR.
Introductions to the ancient Near East: Amanda Podany, Marc Van De Mieroop.
The article by Karen Sonik on failures of leadership.