Gilgamesh A New English Version

Name: Gilgamesh A New English Version
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ISBN: 9780743261647

ISBN-10: 074326164X

ISBN-13: 9780743261647

Edition: 2004

Authors: Stephen Mitchell

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Gilgamesh is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, and although previously there have been competent scholarly translations of it, until now there has not been a version that is a superlative literary text in its own right. Acclaimed translator Stephen Mitchell's lithe, muscular rendering allows us to enter an ancient masterpiece as if for the first time, to see how startlingly beautiful, intelligent, and alive it is. His insightful introduction provides a historical, spiritual, and cultural context for this ancient epic, showing that Gilgamesh is more potent and fascinating than ever. Gilgamesh dates from as early as 1700 BCE -- a thousand years before the Iliad. Lost for…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/28/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 5.63" wide x 8.25" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction


About This Version


Gilgamesh


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Bibliography


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