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KPFA Special: Reading the Epic of Gilgamesh (Part II)
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Host Mitch Jeserich reads excerpts from Stephen Mitchell’s Gilgamesh: A New Version. Gilgamesh is considered the oldest epic in the world and a masterpiece of literature.
Gilgamesh is the story of a historical king of Uruk in Babylonia, and his journey of self-discovery. Along the way, Gilgamesh discovers that friendship can bring peace to a whole city and that wisdom can be found only when the quest for it is abandoned.
The post KPFA Special: Reading the Epic of Gilgamesh (Part II) appeared first on KPFA.
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Manage episode 404813510 series 9956
Host Mitch Jeserich reads excerpts from Stephen Mitchell’s Gilgamesh: A New Version. Gilgamesh is considered the oldest epic in the world and a masterpiece of literature.
Gilgamesh is the story of a historical king of Uruk in Babylonia, and his journey of self-discovery. Along the way, Gilgamesh discovers that friendship can bring peace to a whole city and that wisdom can be found only when the quest for it is abandoned.
The post KPFA Special: Reading the Epic of Gilgamesh (Part II) appeared first on KPFA.
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