ADAPTATION OF EPIC ABOUT GILGAMESH BY N. GUMILEV IN CORRELATION WITH ITS POETIC CONCEPT THE HUMAN PERSONALITY

Abstract

The attention in the article is paid to N. Gumilevs
interest to cultures of the East, and also to ancient
and primitive cultures. The article is devoted the analysis of
a poem Gilgamesh by N. Gumilev, the translation of the
French adaptation of the Babylon epic about Gilgamesh. The
poem is considered from the point of view of expression of
the authors concept of the human personality, sense of its
life and a place in the universe. The parallel with Gumilevs
poetic creativity is drawn. The analysis of poems also reveals
the authors concept of the human personality and clarifi es
the poets outlook in his last years of life.