Literature of Mesopotamia 3600-7-WS3-PM(Z)
Overview of Sumerian and Akkadian texts: divisions used; literary genres existing in Sumerian and Akkadian literature; legal, historical and scientific literature.
Individual topics:
1. Why "Writing" and not "Literature"?
2. The positions of various researchers on the classification of Sumerian literature
3. The positions of various researchers on the classification of Akkadian literature
4. MYTH and KOSMOGONIE = Creation of the world
5. THEOGONY = creation of gods
6. ANTHROPOGONY = the creation of man
7. EPOS
8. THE DESTROYING OF HUMANITY
9. INANNA - ISZTAR
10. HEROES - PEOPLE
11. HYMNS AND PRAYERS
12. SONGS, LAMENTATIONS, RELIGIOUS SONGS, GALA
13. DIALOGS
14. LITERATURE OF WISDOM
15. PRIESTS AND PRIESTESSES
Course coordinators
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Student after completing the course:
Knowledge:
- has ordered detailed knowledge of the Mesopotamian literature and writings; can name and characterize the most important texts,
- knows the subject literature,
- knows and understands the basic methods of analysis and interpretation of various types of texts;
Skills:
- can correctly interpret the literary genres of ancient Mesopotamia,
- can search and use information using various sources,
- has the ability to present issues related to the Mesopotamian literature in Polish,
- has the ability to substantiate argumentation using the views of other authors,
- can use electronic and internet tools,
- can see the relationship between literary texts and other works;
Competences:
- understands the importance of the literary output of ancient Mesopotamia,
Assessment criteria
The following criteria will be used in the assessment:
- attendance
- continuous assessment (ongoing preparation for classes and activity).
Bibliography
B. Foster, Before the Muses, Bethesda 1996;
TUAT;
BWL;
RlA;
J. Black i inni, The Literature of Ancient Sumer, Oxford 1996;
M. E. Vogelzang, H. L. J. Vanstiphout, Mesopotamian Epic Literature, Lewinston 1992;
S. Denning-Bolle, Wisdom in Akkadian Literature, Leiden 1992.