The Epic of Gilgamesh

[Gilgamesh] An English Version With An Introduction By N. K. Sandars

ISBN 10: 9993825336 / ISBN 13: 9789993825333

Published by Penguin Classics, 1972, 1972

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Epic of Gilgamesh
• Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1972
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9993825336
• ISBN 13: 9789993825333
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

This poem centres around the character of Gilgamesh, the great king of Uruk, and his futile quest for immortality. It recounts his journey to the Spring of Youth, his encounters with monsters and Gods, and his friendship with Enkidu, the wild man of the hills.

Review

This edition provides a prose rendering of The Epic of Gilgamesh, the cycle of poems preserved on clay tablets surviving from ancient Mesopotamia of the third mi llennium B.C. One of the best and most important pieces of epic poetry from human history, predating even Homer's Iliad by roughly 1,500 years, the Gilgamesh epic tells of the various adventures of that hero-king, including his quest for immortality, and an account of a great flood similar in many details to the Old Testament's story of Noah. The translator also provides an interesting and useful introduction explaining much about the historical context of the poem and the archeological discovery of th e tablets.