Betty De Shong Meador
Auteur van Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart : Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess
Over de Auteur
Werken van Betty De Shong Meador
Gerelateerde werken
Princess, Priestess, Poet: The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna (2009) — Vertaler — 35 exemplaren
Tagged
Algemene kennis
Leden
Besprekingen
Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk
Gerelateerde auteurs
Statistieken
- Werken
- 4
- Ook door
- 1
- Leden
- 154
- Populariteit
- #135,795
- Waardering
- 4.0
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 5
The poems themselves were actually really readable, and they felt like metal lyrics at times… I could imagine the lead singer from Jinjer screaming along to them. I only wish there were more, but I know that this translator has a book of the 42 temple hymns too, so I’m glad that the rest of Enheduanna’s body of work isn’t lost to time! I’m definitely gonna check those out next.
I don’t usually read the introduction/commentary, but this book was mostly that, given there are only three poems. It actually helped a lot given how far removed we are from the subject matter. It’s definitely an academic text, but it’s a lot more accessible than most I’ve read, it gives historical context for people who know nothing about Mesopotamia (ME!!) and it’s a pretty impressive feat to make all that still relevant for women living in the 21st century.
Anyway… this was a surprisingly emotional read, perhaps just because I had the context of knowing how old it is and still feeling like I could hear the author’s voice in such old texts, which is honestly kind of humbling. It astounds me that this isn’t considered a feminist or protofeminist classic!… (meer)