{"product_id":"gilgamesh-a-new-translation-of-the-ancient-epic","title":"Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eGilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSophus Helle\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780300268096\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eYale University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003e新古品・未使用品。出版社からの新着。\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\n\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\n\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\n\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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic | Sophus Helle | Paperback | 9780300268096 | New | Poetry 1584005","offer_id":50735014347010,"sku":"1584005","price":30.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61mcAp_71sL.jpg?v=1791933560","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/gilgamesh-a-new-translation-of-the-ancient-epic","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}