Stanley Lombardo
Gilgamesh
- ISBN 13:
- 9781624667732
- author:
- Stanley Lombardo
- format:
- Hardcover
- publisher:
- Hackett Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 140mm X
- Genre:
- Poetry, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
This new translation of the Babylonian epic Gilgamesh brings together the work of Stanley Lombardo and Gary M. Beckman, offering a comprehensive introduction to this ancient text.
The edition includes material from the recently discovered "monkey tablet" as well as an introduction, timeline, glossary, and correspondences between lines of the translation and those of the original texts. This makes it easier for readers to engage with the epic's wealth and depth.
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