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Translation and retelling of the Inanna stories from the Sumerian.
"Over the centuries, Jewish and Muslim writers transformed the biblical Queen of Sheba from a clever, politically astute sovereign to a demonic force threatening the boundaries of gender. In this book, Jacob Lassner shows how successive retellings of the biblical story reveal an…
The Babylonaica of Berossus
by Burstein, Stanley Mayer, Berosus
fromSources from the Ancient Near East
Retells the stories central to every culture that have been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. Coverage extends from the well-known tales of the Ancient Greeks, which hold the key to the origin of such phrases as "Achille's heel," to the lesser-kno…
From Cinderella to The boy who cried wolf to The dragon slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral tradition in countries around the world. In addition to their pervasiveness, these stories show an astonishing longevity; many su…
Shahnameh: the Persian book of kings
by Nafisi, Azar, Ferdowsi, Abolqasem
fromPenguin classics
"Dick Davis, vertaler van het grote nationale epos van Iran heeft zijn veelgeprezen vertaling van Ferdowsi's meesterwerk herzien en uitgebreid tot de meest complete Engelstalige editie, met meer dan zeventig pagina's nieuwe vertaalde tekst. Dankzij de elegante combinatie van pro…
