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Gilgamesh : a new English version, Stephen Mitchell

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Gilgamesh is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, and although previously there have been competent scholarly translations of it, until now there has not been a version that is a superlative literary text in its own right. Acclaimed translator Stephen Mitchell's lithe, muscular rendering allows us to enter an ancient masterpiece as if for the first time, to see how startlingly beautiful, intelligent, and alive it is. His insightful introduction provides a historical, spiritual, and cultural context for this ancient epic, showing that Gilgamesh is more potent and fascinating than ever. Gilgamesh dates from as early as 1700 BCE -- a thousand years before the Iliad. Lost for almost two millennia, the eleven clay tablets on which the epic was inscribed were discovered in 1853 in the ruins of Nineveh, and the text was not deciphered and fully translated until the end of the century. The epic is the story of literature's first hero -- the king of Uruk in what is present-day Iraq -- and his journey of self-discovery. Along the way, Gilgamesh discovers that friendship can bring peace to a whole city, that a preemptive attack on a monster can have dire consequences, and that wisdom can be found only when the quest for it is abandoned. In giving voice to grief and the fear of death -- perhaps more powerfully than any book written after it -- in portraying love and vulnerability and the ego's hopeless striving for immortality, the epic has become a personal testimony for millions of readers in dozens of languages
Language
eng
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Edition
First Atria Paperback edition.
Extent
1 online resource (290 pages)
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OverDrive eBook
Isbn
9781439104743
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http://overdrive.ebrpl.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=02643517-F393-4082-B920-C8EC98D4BEBE
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Gilgamesh : a new English version
Title
Gilgamesh
Title remainder
a new English version
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Stephen Mitchell
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Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Gilgamesh is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, and although previously there have been competent scholarly translations of it, until now there has not been a version that is a superlative literary text in its own right. Acclaimed translator Stephen Mitchell's lithe, muscular rendering allows us to enter an ancient masterpiece as if for the first time, to see how startlingly beautiful, intelligent, and alive it is. His insightful introduction provides a historical, spiritual, and cultural context for this ancient epic, showing that Gilgamesh is more potent and fascinating than ever. Gilgamesh dates from as early as 1700 BCE -- a thousand years before the Iliad. Lost for almost two millennia, the eleven clay tablets on which the epic was inscribed were discovered in 1853 in the ruins of Nineveh, and the text was not deciphered and fully translated until the end of the century. The epic is the story of literature's first hero -- the king of Uruk in what is present-day Iraq -- and his journey of self-discovery. Along the way, Gilgamesh discovers that friendship can bring peace to a whole city, that a preemptive attack on a monster can have dire consequences, and that wisdom can be found only when the quest for it is abandoned. In giving voice to grief and the fear of death -- perhaps more powerfully than any book written after it -- in portraying love and vulnerability and the ego's hopeless striving for immortality, the epic has become a personal testimony for millions of readers in dozens of languages
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TEFOD
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Gilgamesh
Dewey number
892.1
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1943-
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Mitchell, Stephen
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  • Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian
  • Gilgamesh
  • Folklore
  • Kings and rulers
  • Giants
  • Fellowship
  • Male friendship
  • Immortality
  • Grief in men
  • Fear of death
  • Iraq
  • Adventure stories
Label
Gilgamesh : a new English version, Stephen Mitchell
Link
http://overdrive.ebrpl.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=02643517-F393-4082-B920-C8EC98D4BEBE
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Publication
Copyright
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OverDrive eBook
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [284]-285)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First Atria Paperback edition.
Extent
1 online resource (290 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781439104743
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
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unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
02643517-F393-4082-B920-C8EC98D4BEBE
System control number
  • (OCoLC)893690185
  • ocn893690185
  • OCoLC
Label
Gilgamesh : a new English version, Stephen Mitchell
Link
http://overdrive.ebrpl.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=02643517-F393-4082-B920-C8EC98D4BEBE
Publication
Copyright
Note
OverDrive eBook
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [284]-285)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First Atria Paperback edition.
Extent
1 online resource (290 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781439104743
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
02643517-F393-4082-B920-C8EC98D4BEBE
System control number
  • (OCoLC)893690185
  • ocn893690185
  • OCoLC

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