Charles J. Bondi·Nov 4Book Review of The Epic of Gilgamesh (Maureen Gallery Kovacs transl.)Title: The Epic of Gilgamesh
InThe GravitybyJavier Alejandro Romero Castillo·Oct 4The Reprieve and Transformation: Gilgamesh, Santa Muerte, and the One Who Did Not Ask for One More…A continuation of “Transform Yourself or Let Others Do It for You”
InThe Short Story ReviewbyNanni Harbordt·Sep 21the uncanny — the return of the hiddena literary journey through “Gilgamesh”, “One Thousand and One Nights”, and Asian narrative traditionsA response icon3A response icon3
InTHE COMMON SENSE WORLDbyPeter Kriger·Aug 4Gilgamesh and the Midlife Crisis: Forgotten but Saved by FireA king went looking for eternal life. He failed. Then he vanished so completely that nobody can tell you where he was buried, what year he…
InNEW LITERARY SOCIETYbyDs Traylor·May 26Lessons in Identity From Beowulf and GilgameshTwo giants of ancient literature went on separate journeys, yet both of them learned the same lesson. And what did Beowulf and Gilgamesh…
Swith Bell·May 1Let There Be Light: How Love Beats Bargaining and Gilgamesh’s “Hero’s Journey”What the world’s oldest story teaches us about ego, sacrifice, legacy and breaking free from transactional thinking
Scott Crossman·Apr 18Alien Time — Chapter ElevenUruk in Mesopotamia wasn’t the first Sumerian city; that title goes to Eridu. It’s time travel to cities given the wisdom of those…
Edward Lithium·Apr 7The Gilgamesh Lion Statue and the Biblical Resonance to 1 Samuel 17: David and GoliathIn the Louvre Museum stands one of the most striking artifacts of the ancient Near East: a colossal Neo-Assyrian relief (Khorsabad, c…