基本信息出版社：Penguin Classics
页码：128 页
出版日期：1960年12月
ISBN：014044100X
条形码：9780140441000
版本：Revised
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Penguin Classics
外文书名：吉尔伽美什史诗

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作者简介 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.
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This edition provides a prose rendering of The Epic of Gilgamesh, the cycle of poems preserved on clay tablets surviving from ancient Mesopotamia of the third mi llennium B.C. One of the best and most important pieces of epic poetry from human history, predating even Homer's Iliad by roughly 1,500 years, the Gilgamesh epic tells of the various adventures of that hero-king, including his quest for immortality, and an account of a great flood similar in many details to the Old Testament's story of Noah. The translator also provides an interesting and useful introduction explaining much about the historical context of the poem and the archeological discovery of th e tablets.

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One of the oldest of ancient epics, Gilgamesh (c. 2,000 B.C.), is also, perhaps, the most accessible to moderns. What survives today recounts the adventures and spiritual journey of the semi-divine king of the title. One can enjoy it as a great yarn, a profound fable or a fascinating artifact. Using a lean, serviceable translation, Richard Pasco embodies all these qualities and adds considerable beauty in his recitation. With the first phrase, his virile, sinewy voice plunges in with inspired and unflagging energy. He uses consummate skill in varying pace and mood to fit the scenes to give himself respite and keep the flame burning bright. His accent may be British, but his sound reverberates through the eons from sweaty climes. He grabs the listener and doesn't let go until he's finished his tale. Y.R. Winner of AUDIOFILE's Earphones Award (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.