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The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous Anonymous (Paperback, 2002)
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Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world's oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh's adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. Alongside its themes of family, friendship and the duties of kings, the Epic of Gilgamesh is, above all, about mankind's eternal struggle with the fear of death.
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A reissue of Andrew George's bestselling translation, now revised and expanded with the addition of newly discovered material. Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as far as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, predates Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh's adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. Alongside its themes of family, friendship and the duties of kings, the Epic of Gilgamesh is, above all, about mankind's eternal struggle with the fear of death. This new edition of Andrew George's translation has been extensively revised to include recently discovered fragments and new sources. Translated and revised with an introduction by Andrew GeorgeProduct Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140449198
eBay Product ID (ePID)87265404
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Epic of Gilgamesh
AuthorAnonymous Anonymous
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicPoetry
Publication Year2002
Number of Pages304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight224g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAnonymous Anonymous
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 03 Jun, 2019
An adventure in time and culture
This is a semi-scholarly work with a fairly free translation from the original tablets showing gaps in narrative source material and using tablets that are from other dates and finds to maintain the narrative. The source tablets are all identified. This gives a somewhat disjointed feel to the narrative as one is aware of the original material all the time. The great advantage of this is that it maintains the sense that one is reading material from a great distance in time from a culture that was very different from our own and are lucky, moreover, to have it. It gives a constant sense of wonder that we are able to do this. The other possible means of giving this sense of distance is to give a more literal translation. This isn't a very good way of doing it however. One needs a little strangeness but not too much. My previous Penguin Classics translation gave a simple narrative that was in good english and no different from the translation of say, a contemporary French novel. It was very easy to read and I liked it as a story but it lacked the sense of adventure in time and culture that one has with the latest version. An absolute must-read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 23 Jan, 2020
An Ancient Classic
This a brilliant story, older than, but comparable to, the Iliad or the Odyssey. It is probably the earliest surviving heroic poem. Everyone ought to read it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 May, 2020
Gilgamesh
I knew about this book before ordering. Very interesting and thought provoking. Would recommend to anyone with an open and inquisitive mindVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 Mar, 2023
As above
A classic, well written and translated.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 May, 2024
As i expected
As i expectedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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