Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell (English) Paperback Book

Description: Gilgamesh by Stephen Mitchell Vivid, enjoyable and comprehensible, the poet and pre-eminent translator Stephen Mitchell makes the oldest epic poem in the world accessible for the first time FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Gilgamesh is a born leader, but in an attempt to control his growing arrogance, the Gods create Enkidu, a wild man, his equal in strength and courage. Enkidu is trapped by a temple prostitute, civilised through sexual experience and brought to Gilgamesh. They become best friends and battle evil together. After Enkidus death the distraught Gilgamesh sets out on a journey to find Utnapishtim, the survivor of the Great Flood, made immortal by the Gods to ask him the secret of life and death. Gilgamesh is the first and remains one of the most important works of world literature.Written in ancient Mesopotamia in the second millennium B.C., it predates the Iliad by roughly 1,000 years. Gilgamesh is extraordinarily modern in its emotional power but also provides an insight into the values of an ancient culture and civilisation. Notes An enjoyable and comprehensive translation of the oldest epic poem in the world. It was written in ancient Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC, predating the Iliad by about 1,500 years. This is a lively interpretation making it accessible for the contemporary reader. The forthcoming film version of Gilgamesh starring Peter OToole, Omar Sharif and Billy Zane will also generate huge interest in the book. Author Biography Stephen Mitchell is widely known for his original and definitive versions of spiritual writings and poetry. His many books include The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Tao Te Ching, The Gospel According to Jesus and Bhagavad Gita. Review As narrative verse, this Gilgamesh entrances and enthrals. Its liquid, intimate four-stressed lines negotiate the rapid shifts between everyday pleasures, heroic feats and blazing visions in this mythic world where the sensual and spiritual always intersect. Mitchell manages to slip the mesmerising incantations of the verse into his readers bloodstream as if they flowed through some poetic intravenous drip. Boyd Tonkin, Independent It was a revelation. The translation is superb. Harold Pinter Stephen Mitchells Gilgamesh is a wonderful version. It is as eloquent and nuanced as his translations of Rilke. This is certainly the best that I have seen in English. Harold Bloom Reading Stephen Mitchells marvellously clear and vivid rendering of Gilgamesh makes me feel that I am encountering this ancient poem for the first time. Elaine Pagels This is the most pellucid version of the epic yet to have been written in English, but what is most startling and admirable about it is the fact that Mitchell has not sacrificed a sense of the weird on the altar of readability ... a powerful translation. The Times Mitchell brings a lucid and poetic version of Gilgamesh to a literary rather than academic audience ... [he] allows the ancients a chance to speak for themselves. Observer Beautifully retold and a page-turner in the bargain. Like Seamus Heaneys recent retelling of Beowulf, this book proves that in the right hands, no great story ever grows stale. Malcolm Jones, Newsweek Long Description Vivid, enjoyable and comprehensible, the poet and pre-eminent translator Stephen Mitchell makes the oldest epic poem in the world accessible for the first time Gilgamesh is a born leader, but in an attempt to control his growing arrogance, the Gods create Enkidu, a wild man, his equal in strength and courage. Enkidu is trapped by a temple prostitute, civilised through sexual experience and brought to Gilgamesh. They become best friends and battle evil together. After Enkidus death the distraught Gilgamesh sets out on a journey to find Utnapishtim, the survivor of the Great Flood, made immortal by the Gods to ask him the secret of life and death. Gilgamesh is the first and remains one of the most important works of world literature. Written in ancient Mesopotamia in the second millennium B.C., it predates the Iliad by roughly 1,000 years. Gilgamesh is extraordinarily modern in its emotional power but also provides an insight into the values of an ancient culture and civilisation. Review Text Stephen Mitchells fresh new rendition of mankinds oldest recorded myth is quite wonderful in its limpidity and the immediacy of its live emotions. Details ISBN1861977980 Author Stephen Mitchell Pages 304 Publisher Profile Books Ltd Year 2005 ISBN-10 1861977980 ISBN-13 9781861977984 Format Paperback Imprint Profile Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Edition 1st Language English Subtitle A New English Version Translated from English DEWEY 899.951 Publication Date 2005-10-06 Short Title Gilgamesh UK Release Date 2005-10-06 AU Release Date 2005-10-06 Edition Description Main Alternative 9781847653833 Audience General NZ Release Date 2005-12-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2951220;

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