Ancient PLAGIARISM? The Epic of Gilgamesh

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Intertextuality is something that is seen regularly in ancient literature - existing stories, characters, and motifs were regularly reused to create something that was both intensely familiar but still new to the audience. Megan takes a brief look at how this worked, practically speaking, using the Epic of Gilgamesh as a test-case.

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George, A. 2003. The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic. Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts. Volume I.
Pongratz-Leisten, B. 1999. “Offne den Tafelbehalter und lies…” Neue Ansatze zum Verstandnis des Literaturkonzeptes in Mesopotamien, ‘Die Welt des Orients’, 30, p. 67-90.

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Music: Brak Bnei Original Composition
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Not gonna lie. I read "intersexuality" and clicked righ away. Damn my sloppy reading skills.

godlessrecovery
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@Digital Hammurabi
Megan Lewis... I was so impressed by the poem! Was about to beg for more from you! You so "got" me. Could have gleaned something by the title...
Great episode!
Is this what it is like to ascend the trellis and steal a glimpse into the Ivory Tower? I should have furthered my education.
Peace.

Demolish_DoctrineRichardMadsen
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Your voice is so soothing. You are like the female version of Stephen Fry.

mver
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Very interesting video, I enjoyed watching it live. Wish that Megan can do a Q&A streaming of assyriology again!

alesspluss
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I used to know Sonnet 130 by heart. It was one of the works I'd use as a potential monologue audition piece for theater.

InaneDragon
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I'm curious, with all the various translations of the Gilgamesh Epic, which translation would you reccomend?

homericrhapsode
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@Digital Hammurabi is there an email address I can send y’all a question personally?

korynewright
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I was going to say, you did a really great job of emulating the style of Shakespeare's sonnets, but apparently it wasn't so...

gordiasgordian
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Megan that's my favourite Shakespeare sonnet, too. 😉

annabizaro-doo-dah
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Could you both please compare the Genesis account about the fall of man whith the Greek story about Pandora's box. Or comparing the Greek Prometheus whith the biblical Yahweh. I know that you aren't experts in greek mythology, however I would be the happiest being in the world if you would at least try. (I guess Josh knows some Greek?)

sobakakustovsky
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I would like to know your opinion in Fate's portrayal of Gilgamesh

falnica