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The Epic of Gilgamesh

Af: Anonymous Anonymous Engelsk Paperback

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Af: Anonymous Anonymous Engelsk Paperback
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The definitive translation of the world''s oldest known epic, now updated with 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 George

''Our first recognisable epic poem. What is exhilarating, the more we learn of it, is how directly it speaks to us'' Literary Review

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The definitive translation of the world''s oldest known epic, now updated with 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 George

''Our first recognisable epic poem. What is exhilarating, the more we learn of it, is how directly it speaks to us'' Literary Review

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9780140449198
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0140449191
Udg. Dato: 5 dec 2002
Længde: 19mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 196mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 5 dec 2002
Forfatter(e): Anonymous Anonymous
Forfatter(e) Anonymous Anonymous


Kategori Lyrik af en forfatter


ISBN-13 9780140449198


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 304


Udgave


Længde 19mm


Bredde 129mm


Højde 196mm


Udg. Dato 5 dec 2002


Oplagsdato 5 dec 2002


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd