SeekingSimplicity Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Is there a good online version to read? I can't make it to the library right now so I'm looking online. I've never read it myself, and I found one I'm about to read through. Was just wondering if there's a particular version that is good for kids (5th grade) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yeah... cause the version I'm reading doesn't look family friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robin M Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Here are a few links to online http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/ The Literature Network or Epic of Gilgamesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 It is not a book for kids, generally speaking. Sex is an integral part of the story. Geraldine McCaughrean has a good child-friendly version. I don't know of a free, online, child-friendly, *good* re-telling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 It is not a book for kids, generally speaking. Sex is an integral part of the story. Geraldine McCaughrean has a good child-friendly version. I don't know of a free, online, child-friendly, *good* re-telling. Thanks. We read the little section in SotW1, and that may be as far as we can go till I can get to the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3littlekeets Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, we like the Stephen Mitchell version because it puts Gilgamesh in historical context, but it also puts it in a religious framework that, as secular with a Catholic bent, homeschoolers, we have no problem with; however, Christian homeschoolers might oppose. That said, Gilgamesh IS as sexual, violent, creation story that has clear parallels to many biblical stories and does predate it by at least 1,000 years. I don't know how to avoid that, kwim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, we like the Stephen Mitchell version because it puts Gilgamesh in historical context, but it also puts it in a religious framework that, as secular with a Catholic bent, homeschoolers, we have no problem with; however, Christian homeschoolers might oppose. That said, Gilgamesh IS as sexual, violent, creation story that has clear parallels to many biblical stories and does predate it by at least 1,000 years. I don't know how to avoid that, kwim? Yeah, I see what you're saying. I guess I wasn't expecting something like that in 5th grade. I had never read it before so I didn't really know what to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Yep. We have the Stephen Mitchell version and I (sort of) enjoyed it, but this is a selection that waits for the teen years at our house or I can just give a condensed quick version so they know the basic story. ;) Edited January 4, 2011 by 6packofun typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 I can just give a condensed quick version so they know the basic story Yeah, I think that's what's going to happen at our house. I think we'd all be more comfortable with it if we wait a couple years and come back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, we like the Stephen Mitchell version because it puts Gilgamesh in historical context, but it also puts it in a religious framework that, as secular with a Catholic bent, homeschoolers, we have no problem with; however, Christian homeschoolers might oppose. That said, Gilgamesh IS as sexual, violent, creation story that has clear parallels to many biblical stories and does predate it by at least 1,000 years. I don't know how to avoid that, kwim? Young-earthers would have a problem with it, but not Christians/protestants in general from a historical/religious imagery perspective, imo. We did the McCaughrean version until ninth grade. My ninth grader was quite shocked when she finally read the real thing (we used the David Ferry version). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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