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1) Gilgamesh: a new translation of the ancient epic with essays on the poem, its past, and its passion
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Gilgamesh is a Babylonian epic from three thousand years ago, which tells of King Gilgamesh's deep love for the wild man Enkidu and his pursuit of immortality when Enkidu dies. It is a story about love between men, loss and grief, the confrontation with death, the destruction of nature, insomnia and restlessness, finding peace in one's community, the voice of women, the folly of gods, heroes, and monsters--and more. Millennia after its composition,...
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