GILGAMESH STUDY GUIDE

PRIMARY TEXT

• EPIC OF GILGAMESH:  A version from Ancient Texts.

• GILGAMESH: A Digital Library Book from Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center.

STUDY GUIDES

• EPIC OF GILGAMESH:  A basic introduction from Dr. Fidel Fajardo-Acosta.

• EPIC OF GILGAMESH: AN OUTLINE WITH BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LINKS:  A basic overview with accompanying links.

• GILGAMESH STUDY GUIDE:  A brief framework is provided by Diane Thompson of Northern Virginia Community College.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• ENG 2301:  A focused set of questions from a Winston Salem State University course.

• EPIC OF GILGAMESH STUDY GUIDE:  Very basic questions from the University of Texas.

• GILGAMESH STUDY GUIDE:  Detailed questions from Laura Anschicks at the College of DuPage.

• GILGAMESH STUDY QUESTIONS:  A short series of basic questions.

• HISTORY 300 -- CARTWRIGHT:  Questions from a Western Michigan University course.

• SUMERIAN LITERATURE:  Uses the Epic of Gilgamesh as its focus.

BACKGROUND

• EPIC OF GILGAMESH:  Background information on Sumerian religion from an on-line Mythology-Folklore course.

• EPIC OF GILGAMESH:  This Creighton University English department site provides a series of links.

• EPIC OF GILGAMESH -- WIKIPEDIA:  An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.

• GILGAMESH SUMMARY:  A good framework from Washington State University.

• NOTES ON GILGAMESH:  Colourful background information provided by the SUNY-Albany.

• STORYTELLING, THE MEANING OF LIFE, AND THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH:  A thoughtful introduction from Arthur Brown of Evansville University.

MISCELLANEOUS

• EPIC OF GILGAMESH:  Bibliographic information about the audio version.

• EPIC OF GILGAMESH -- A MUSICAL INTERPRETATION BY TONY GARONE:  Rush out and buy the CD!

• STRIPPED BOOKS:  An interesting comic strip presentation to accompany Stephen Mitchell's Gilgamesh translation.