Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse
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Book Description
This is one of the more recent translations of the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, about the hero-king of ancient Mesopotamia whose adventures--searching for eternal life, surviving a worldwide deluge in an ark filled with animals, to name a couple--make up one of oldest pieces of literature on record. David Ferry's version attempts to provide the most readable rendering of the epic, artfully f... More
Book Information
Publisher | Farrar Straus & Giroux |
Binding | Paperback (9 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 96 |
ISBN-10 | 0374523835 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0374523831 |
Publication Date | 06/01/1993 |
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