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Gilgamesh : a new translation of the ancient epic / Sophus Helle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Helle, Sophus, Author.
- Standardized Title:
- Gilgamesh. English. (Helle)
- Language:
- Akkadian
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gilgamesh (Legendary character)--Poetry.
- Gilgamesh.
- Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian--Translations into English.
- Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian.
- Genre:
- Translations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxx, 286 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2021]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Akkadian.
- Summary:
- A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace.
- Contents:
- Gilgamesh. Tablet I. Who saw the deep ; Tablet II. Enkidu was sitting ; Tablet III. Come back unharmed ; Tablet IV. They stopped to eat ; Tablet V. There they stood ; Tablet VI. He washed his filthy hair ; Tablet VII. Why, my friend ; Tablet VIII. At the first flood of daylight ; Tablet IX. As he wandered ; Tablet X. Shiduri was an innkeeper ; Tablet XI. Gilgamesh said to him ; Tablet XII. Had I only left
- Essays. A poem for the ages ; Study the brickwork ; The storm of his heart ; Dying to be read ; Kings, women, monsters.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780300262599
- 0300262590
- OCLC:
- 1267760904
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