Foster, Benjamin R.
The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Norton Critical Edition
- ISBN 13:
- 9780393643985
- author:
- Foster, Benjamin R.
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- WW Norton & Co
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 21.3 x 13.2 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Poetry,Middle Eastern, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
The Epic of Gilgamesh is a Norton Critical Edition featuring an expanded translation by Benjamin R. Foster, which incorporates new discoveries to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the world's oldest epic masterpiece.
This edition includes Foster's full introduction and explanatory annotations, as well as eleven illustrations that bring the narrative to life. The book also features analogues from other ancient traditions, including "The Gilgamesh Letter," a humorous parody enjoyed by Mesopotamian schoolchildren during the first millennium BCE.
Additional resources include essays by leading scholars Thorkild Jacobsen and William L. Moran, as well as a poem by Hillary Major, a glossary of proper names, and a selected bibliography for further reading.
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