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Gilgamesh
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4 out of 5
Based on 6,555 Ratings and 661 Reviews

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
PublisherBloodaxe Books Ltd
BindingPaperback (9 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages112
ISBN-101852242272
ISBN-13978-1852242275
Publication Date08/01/1997
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About David Ferry (Author) : David Ferry is a published author and a translator. Published credits of David Ferry include Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse.
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