The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Version With an Introduction (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014044100X ISBN 13: 9780140441000

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1973

Inhaltsangabe

Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic poem that dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. Together they journey to the Spring of Youth, defeat the Bull of Heaven and slay the monster Humbaba. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh's grief and fear of death are such that they lead him to undertake a quest for eternal life. A timeless tale of morality, tragedy and pure adventure, The Epic of Gilgamesh is a landmark literary exploration of man's search for immortality.

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N K Sandars has worked extensively in the fields of archaeology and prehistory and is a fellow of the British Academy. Her book of poems, Grandmother's Steps & Other Poems, was published in 2000.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1973
• ISBN 10: 014044100X
• ISBN 13: 9780140441000
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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