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- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- ISBN: 0743261690
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100415895
- Release Date: January 24, 2006
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #78202 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #409 in Poetry (See Top 100 Poetry Bestsellers)
- #19 in Ancient, Classical & Medieval (See Top 100 Ancient, Classical & Medieval Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Gilgamesh" by Stephen Mitchell to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Gilgamesh"Browse more products related to "Stephen Mitchell"Review"...Mitchell seeks language that is as swift and strong as the story itself....This wonderful new version of the story of Gilgamesh shows how the story came to achieve literary immortality--not because it is a rare ancient artifact, but because reading it can make people in the here and now feel more completely alive." Publisher's noteAn English-language rendering of the world's oldest epic seeks to convey the work's literary richness and follows the journey of conquest and self-discovery by the heroic king of Uruk, in an edition complemented by an introduction that places the story in its historical, spiritual, and cultural context. By the author and translator of The Book of Job and Tao Te Ching. Annotation"Gilgamesh" is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, but until now there has not been a version that is a superlative literary text in its own right. Acclaimed by critics and scholars, Stephen Mitchell's version allows us to enter an ancient masterpiece as if for the first time, to see how startlingly beautiful, intelligent, and alive it is. The ancient Sumerian epic, GILGAMESH, is the oldest known book, written more than a millennium after his death about the king of Uruk (now Iraq), who ruled in c. 2500 BCE. Gilgamesh is not handling his kingship very well: he is arrogantly obsessed with becoming immortal, and he's also a hard-living, womanizing playboy. But he becomes intrigued when he hears about a wild man living in the woods, and has Enkidu, the hermit, brought to Uruk by a ruse. As the two become friends--and soul mates, the mirror of each other's psyche--Gilgamesh begins to mend his ways. Their subsequent adventures, involving the monster Humbaba and the goddess Ishtar, end with the death of Enkidu, leaving Gilgamesh chastened, wiser, and resigned to his fate as a mortal man, and to achieving immortality through his good works as a king rather than by means of grandiose deeds. If You Enjoy "Gilgamesh (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Gilgamesh (Paperback)" by Stephen Mitchell (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Ancient, Classical & Medieval Bestsellers
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