The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin Classics)

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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin Classics)

Name: The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin Classics)
ISBN: 9780140447217

Anonymous, Andrew R. George (Translator)

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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.
The Babylonian version has been known for over a century, but linguists are still deciphering new fragments in Akkadian and Sumerian.

Catégories:

Poetry - Ancient & Classical Poetry

Année:

2000

Editeur::

Penguin Classics

Langue:

english

Pages:

300

ISBN 10:

0140447210