The Epic of Gilgamesh - Revised Edition Incorporating New Material (Penguin Classics)

Anonymous; Sandars, N. K. (Tr.)

ISBN 10: 014044100X / ISBN 13: 9780140441000

Published by Penguin Books, UK, 1972

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VG. Numbered 50th Printing of the 1972 listed 3rd Edition thus, translated, with introduction, by N. K. Sandars. Book is straight, square, tightly and evenly bound, mildly and uniformly age toned and free of markings, blemishes and creasing along gutter or spine. faint age toning and, reading crease and rubbing along front hinge and rubbing along lower edges the only discernible flaws, Cover is clean and bright, with substantially sharp corners and joints, straight head, tail, spine, hinges and edges, boldly legible lettering and crisply distinct design and illustration. (Please see Seller images). ISBN 014044100X. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING if any questions or for more information, details or photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Epic of Gilgamesh - Revised Edition Incorporating New Material (Penguin Classics)
• Publisher: Penguin Books, UK
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014044100X
• ISBN 13: 9780140441000
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printin
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1 pound

About this title

Synopsis

N. K. Sandars's landmark translation of one of the first and greatest works of Western literature

A Penguin Classic

Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic poem that dates back to the third millennium BC. Together they journey to the Spring of Youth, defeat the Bull of Heaven and slay the monster Humbaba. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh’s grief and fear of death are such that they lead him to undertake a quest for eternal life. A timeless tale of morality, tragedy and pure adventure, The Epic of Gilgamesh is a landmark literary exploration of man’s search for immortality.
N. K. Sandars’s lucid, accessible translation is prefaced by a detailed introduction that examines the narrative and historical context of the work. In addition, there is a glossary of names and a map of the Ancient Orient.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

About the Author

N. K. Sandars studied, soon after the war, with Professor Gordon Childe at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London, and took the diploma of the Institute. She continued to work at Oxford, taking a B.Litt. degree in the prehistory of Europe, and thereafter she worked on the prehistory of the Aegean, receiving a studentship at St. Hugh’s College, Oxford, a scholarship from Oxford University and a travelling prize from the University of Liverpool. She has travelled extensively in Europe and in the Near and Middle East, and has taken part in excavations in the British Isles and overseas. She has contributed article to various journals and is the author of Bronze Age Cultures in France, Prehistoric Art in Europe, Poems of Heaven and Hell from Ancient Mesopotamia, and The Sea Peoples. She is a fellow the British Academy and of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute.