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- catalog abstract "The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. It tells of the heroic exploits of an ancient ruler of the walled city of Uruk named Gilgamesh. Included in its story is an account of the Flood that predates the Biblical version by centuries. Gilgamesh and his companion, a wild man of the woods named Enkidu, fight monsters and demonic powers in search of honor and lasting fame. When Enkidu is put to death by the vengeful goddess Ishtar, Gilgamesh travels to the underworld to find an answer to his grief and confront the question of mortality.".
- catalog alternative "Gilgamesh. English.".
- catalog contributor b312102.
- catalog contributor b312103.
- catalog contributor b312104.
- catalog contributor b312105.
- catalog contributor b312106.
- catalog contributor b312107.
- catalog created "1985, c1984.".
- catalog date "1985".
- catalog date "1985, c1984.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1985, c1984.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 301-304.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- The one who saw the abyss -- Gilgamesh -- Translating Gilgamesh.".
- catalog description "The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. It tells of the heroic exploits of an ancient ruler of the walled city of Uruk named Gilgamesh. Included in its story is an account of the Flood that predates the Biblical version by centuries. Gilgamesh and his companion, a wild man of the woods named Enkidu, fight monsters and demonic powers in search of honor and lasting fame. When Enkidu is put to death by the vengeful goddess Ishtar, Gilgamesh travels to the underworld to find an answer to his grief and confront the question of mortality.".
- catalog extent "ix, 304 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Gilgamesh.".
- catalog identifier "0394740890 (pbk.) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Gilgamesh.".
- catalog issued "1985".
- catalog issued "1985, c1984.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog language "engakk".
- catalog publisher "New York : Vintage Books,".
- catalog relation "Gilgamesh.".
- catalog subject "892/.1 19".
- catalog subject "Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "PJ3771.G5 E5 1985".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- The one who saw the abyss -- Gilgamesh -- Translating Gilgamesh.".
- catalog title "Gilgamesh : translated from the Sīn-leqi-unninnī version / John Gardner, John Maier, with the assistance of Richard A. Henshaw.".
- catalog type "Translations. fast".
- catalog type "text".