Description: A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace "Sophus Helle's new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read."-Nina MacLaughlin, Boston Globe "Looks to be the last word on this Babylonian masterpiece."-Michael Dirda, Washington Post Gilgamesh is a Babylonian story about love between men, loss and grief, the confrontation with death; the destruction of nature; insomnia and restlessness, finding peace in one's community, the voice of women, the folly of gods, heroes, and monsters-and more. Translating directly from the Akkadian, Sophus Helle offers a literary translation that reproduces the original epic's poetic effects, including its succinct clarity and enchanting cadence. Millennia after its composition, Gilgamesh continues to speak to us in myriad ways.
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EAN: 9780300268096
UPC: 9780300268096
ISBN: 9780300268096
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Book Title: Gilgamesh : a New Translation of the Ancient Epic
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Topic: Middle Eastern, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.9 in
Genre: Literary Criticism, Fiction
Item Weight: 16.6 Oz
Author: Sophus Helle
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Width: 7.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
