Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse
by David Ferry
David Ferry's acclaimed English verse translation brings the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh to contemporary readers with clarity and poetic power.
About This Book
This volume presents David Ferry's acclaimed translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh into contemporary English verse.
The work follows the journeys and trials of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, as recounted in one of the world's oldest surviving narratives.
Ferry's rendering preserves the poem's power and clarity while making its themes accessible to modern readers.
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