Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic

Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic

by Sophus Helle
Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic

Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic

by Sophus Helle

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Overview

A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace
 
“Sophus Helle’s new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read.”—Nina MacLaughlin, Boston Globe
 
“Looks to be the last word on this Babylonian masterpiece.”—Michael Dirda, Washington Post
 
Gilgamesh 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, Gilgamesh continues to speak to us in myriad ways.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780300268096
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 09/06/2022
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 93,326
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Sophus Helle is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Freie Universität Berlin. He previously translated Gilgamesh into Danish with his father, the poet Morten Søndergaard.
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