Ib Bondebjerg; Eva Novrup Redvall; Rasmus Helles; Signe Sophus Lai; Henrik Søndergaard; Cecilie Astrupgaard Springer International Publishing AG (2018) Pehmeäkantinen kirja
Yale University Press Sivumäärä: 320 sivua Asu: Kovakantinen kirja Julkaisuvuosi: 2022, 07.01.2022 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
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.
