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The Epic of Gilgamesh
By N. K. Sandars (Translated by), Andrew George, Andrew George (Introduction by), Richard Pasco

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Paperback, 128 pages
Published
UK, 25 October 1973

Miraculously preserved on clay tablets deciphered only in the 19th century, the cycle of poems collected around the character of Gilgamesh, the great King of Uruk, tells of his long and arduous journey to the Spring of Youth, of his encounters with monsters and gods and of his friendship with Enkidu, the wild man from the hills. Also included in the epic is a legend of the Flood, which agrees with many details in the biblical story of Noah. As a mixture of pure adventure, morality and tragedy, the story of Gilgamesh and his futile search for immortality transcends the barriers of time, for it revolves around fundamental forces and human problems common throughout the centuries. This is an English version of the adventures of the great King of Uruk.


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Miraculously preserved on clay tablets deciphered only in the 19th century, the cycle of poems collected around the character of Gilgamesh, the great King of Uruk, tells of his long and arduous journey to the Spring of Youth, of his encounters with monsters and gods and of his friendship with Enkidu, the wild man from the hills. Also included in the epic is a legend of the Flood, which agrees with many details in the biblical story of Noah. As a mixture of pure adventure, morality and tragedy, the story of Gilgamesh and his futile search for immortality transcends the barriers of time, for it revolves around fundamental forces and human problems common throughout the centuries. This is an English version of the adventures of the great King of Uruk.

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EAN
9780140441000
ISBN
014044100X
Other Information
1 b&w map, glossary
Dimensions
13 x 0.8 x 19.8 centimeters (0.06 kg)

Table of Contents

Introduction: the history of the epic; the discovery of the tablets; the historical background; the literary background; the hero of the epic; the principal gods of the epic; the story; survival; the diction of the epic; remarks on this version. "The Epic of Gilgamesh": Gilgamesh King in Uruk; the coming of Enkidu; the forest journey; Ishtar and Gilgamesh, and the death of Enkidu; the search for everlasting life; the story of the flood; the return; the death of Gilgamesh.

About the Author

N K Sandars has worked extensively in the fields of archaeology and prehistory and is a fellow of the British Academy. Her book of poems, Grandmother's Steps & Other Poems, was published in 2000.

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"The work of synthesis has been accomplished, and with a remarkable degree of tact and imagination."
--Times Literary Supplement

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By Richard on October 13, 2006
More of academic interest, I suppose. If you are after a tale, you probably want to find a version that has been 'adapted' in some other way. There are some like this floating around, if you want something that is a traditional novel in a more modern style, otherwise, you are not going to want to get this.
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