E 314L Lecture Notes - Humbaba, Enkidu, Irkalla
10 Jun 2013
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Gilgamesh is about the community historical & magical. They don"t make him a nice and admirable man. Prologue: (13) i will proclaim to the world the deeds of gilgamesh . Beautiful, strong, physical/mentally remarkable 2/3s they made him god and one third man . Built great city of uruk (i 13) g sounds the tocsin for his amusement comely, and resolute. He is said to be amazing but his actions/personality contradict. Bad news: he uses everyone else as an object. *shepherd simile how he should be treating his people. Arrogance how do you use that strength. Wild, crazy, hangs out with the beasts, vegetarian, nomad, rough innocent of mankind (14), *unsocial, outside of society. E seduced, put in a relationship w/harlot, breaks natural connection with the animals, domesticated . E was lonely too one would understand his heart . Bottom pg 15 he loved him with the love of a woman explore it historically.
