{"product_id":"gilgamesh-a-new-translation-of-the-ancient-epic-9780300268096","title":"Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic","description":"\u003cb\u003eA poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sophus Helle's new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read.\"--Nina MacLaughlin, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Looks to be the last word on this Babylonian masterpiece.\"--Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e is a Babylonian 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. Translating directly from the Akkadian, Sophus Helle offers a literary translation that reproduces the original epic's poetic effects, including its succinct clarity and enchanting cadence. Millennia after its composition, \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e continues to speak to us in myriad ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helle, Sophus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300268096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.06d","brand":"Sophus Helle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39882140254283,"sku":"9780300268096","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_f7595f98-a573-4d49-be8e-fd614c0613f2.jpg?v=1666011265","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/gilgamesh-a-new-translation-of-the-ancient-epic-9780300268096","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}