The Epic of Gilgamesh
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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 3rd millennium BC. Together they journey to the Spring of Youth defeat the Bull of Heaven and slay the monster Humbaba. When Enkidu dies Gilgameshs 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 mans search for immortality. Amazon.com Review This edition provides a prose rendering ofThe 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 Homers Iliad by roughly 1500 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 Testaments 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. Review The work of synthesis has been accomplished and with a remarkable degree of tact and imagination.--Times Literary Supplement 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 Grandmothers Steps & Other Poems was published in 2000.
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