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The Epic of Gilgamesh

A Norton Critical Edition
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is the world's oldest epic masterpiece, telling the story of Gilgamesh, a legendary king of Uruk, and his quest for immortality. This Norton Critical Edition features an expanded translation from the Akkadian by Benjamin R. Foster, incorporating new discoveries and additional lines. The text is enriched with Foster's detailed introduction and annotations, alongside essays by noted scholars, illuminating the cultural and literary context of this ancient narrative.
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Ideal for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of ancient literature and Mesopotamian culture, this edition provides comprehensive commentary and resources to deepen understanding of this foundational work in world literature.

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This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • An expanded translation from the Akkadian by Benjamin R. Foster based on new discoveries, adding lines throughout the world's oldest epic masterpiece.
  • Benjamin R. Foster's full introduction and expanded explanatory annotations.
  • Eleven illustrations.
  • Analogues from the Sumerian and Hittite narrative traditions along with The Gilgamesh Letter, a parody of the epic enjoyed by Mesopotamian schoolchildren during the first millennium BCE.
  • Essays by Thorkild Jacobsen, William L. Moran, Susan Ackerman, and Andrew R. George, and a poem by Hillary Major.
  • A Glossary of Proper Names and a Selected Bibliography.

Experience the timeless adventure and profound insights of The Epic of Gilgamesh in this comprehensive edition.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393643985

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Edition: Second Edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Benjamin R. Foster

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 232g

Pages: 272

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry Series: Norton Critical Editions

About the Author

Benjamin R. Foster is Professor of Assyriology at Yale University, where he has taught since 1975. His books include Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature, From Distant Days: Myths, Tales, and Poetry of Ancient Mesopotamia, Sargonic Tablets from Telloh in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, and Administration and Use of Institutional Land in Sargonic Sumer, and Umma in the Sargonic Period.

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