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Gilgamesh: Translated from the Sin-Leqi-Unnin
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- Condition
- Artist
- Gardner, John
- Date of Publication
- 19840912
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Release Title
- Gilgamesh: Translated from the Sin-Leqi-Unninni Version
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- Sharpe
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition, Collector's Edition
- Colour
- N/A
- Vintage
- Yes
- Brand
- N/A
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- EAN
- 9780394537719
- ISBN
- 0394537718
- Era
- 1980s
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Illustrated, Large Print
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Book Title
- Gilgamesh
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 1985
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Poetry, Literary Collections
- Topic
- General, Ancient & Classical
- Item Weight
- 9.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. It tells of the heroic exploits of an ancient ruler of the walled city of Uruk named Gilgamesh. Included in its story is an account of the Flood that predates the Biblical version by centuries. Gilgamesh and his companion, a wild man of the woods named Enkidu, fight monsters and demonic powers in search of honor and lasting fame. When Enkidu is put to death by the vengeful goddess Ishtar, Gilgamesh travels to the underworld to find an answer to his grief and confront the question of mortality.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394740890
ISBN-13
9780394740898
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183515
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gilgamesh
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1985
Topic
General, Ancient & Classical
Genre
Literary Criticism, Poetry, Literary Collections
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"[Gilgamesh] has never been better served than in this new translation...Maier's contribution is the meticulous scholarship that envelopes the book...John Gardner's contribution...is the translation itself: lyrical, sinewy, emotionally uncompromising and rhythmically brilliant." -- William L. Moran, The New York Times Book Review "The authors brilliantly achieve the goal of infusing the poem with new life and meaning for the modern reader" -- Ronald Bailey, Newsday "A moving and exceptionally readable version of the poem." -- Aaron Shurin, The San Francisco Chronicle
Lccn
85-040132
Target Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pj3771.G5e5 1985
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