IV The coming of Enkidu as Gilgamesh’s ‘partner’ is intriguing because it further unfolds the “colonial” desire of Gilgamesh to subjugate others. According to the epic, Enkidu was not created as a normal human being. First, his birth place is… Read More ›
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Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Civilizing Mission: A Political Irony in the Gilgamesh Epic: Part I
I The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the most famous epic stories from ancient times. Benjamin Foster is right that the Gilgamesh Epic “offers a splendor of language, imagery, themes, and ideas to the modern reader.”1 This epic story… Read More ›