Gilgamesh
A New Translation of the Ancient Epic
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Yale University Press
USA
2022
Oversized Paperback
320
Heavy
329327
978-0-300-26809-6
0-300-26809-2
Myth & legend told as fiction
Annotation
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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