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Gilgamesh : man's first story
Title
Gilgamesh : man's first story / written and illustrated by Bernarda Bryson.
Edition
First edition.
Holt library edition.
Publication
New York : Holt, Rinehart & Winston, [1967?]
Manufacture
Vienna, Austria : Brüder Rosenbaum
Physical Description
112 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Local Notes
BEIN 2018 11396: Dust jacket. From the library of Mimi Kayden.
Notes
"First Edition 91131-0117"--Title page verso.
Summary
A retelling of the ancient legend of Gilgamesh, part god part man, whose wanderings and adventures in search of his faithful companion Enkidu provide the source for later mythological and religious epics.
Variant and related titles
Gilgamesh. English. Bryson.
Other formats
Online version: Bryson, Bernarda. Gilgamesh; man's first story. [1st ed.]. New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston [1967]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 14, 2023
Contents
The temper of the gods. Uruk-of-the-walls ; The luring of Enkidu ; The first dream ; The terrible battle between Gilgamesh and Enkidu ; The monster Humbaba ; The wooing of Ishtar ; The bull of heaven ; The vengeance of Ishtar
The wanderings of Gilgamesh. The scorpion men ; Sabitu ; How Gilgamesh crossed the bitter river ; Utnapishtim ; The secret of Utnapishtim ; The magic weed ; Gilgamesh at last finds Enkidu
In explanation
About the pictures.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Novels.
Adaptations.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Adaptations.
Fiction.
Novels.
Juvenile literature.
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