![]() ![]() Gilgamesh trilogy by Ludmila Zeman is chosen as an example of a typical Mesopotamian epic retold for children. ![]() The researchers aimed at studying whether the children version of the epic can still maintain its universal themes after being simplified for children. The epic is about the journey of a human being’s life, its discuss the movement from nature to city and its effect on the relation between man and nature, death and immortality, love and friendship, the anger of gods, courage, ambition and perseverance. ![]() The Original epic of Gilgamesh is lengthy, complicated and rich with details thus many authors attempted to introduce this epic to children by simplifying it, deleting and changing details of the epic so as to make it more appropriate for children yet many adaptations lost much of their themes in the process. Ever since its discovery, the Epic of Gilgamesh gained unparalleled attention not only it is considered the first piece of literature in the world but also for the universality of its themes. ![]()
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