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A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
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ISBN
9781624667725

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1624667724
ISBN-13
9781624667725
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038382725

Product Key Features

Book Title
Gilgamesh
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Epic, Middle Eastern, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Poetry
Author
Stanley Lombardo
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2018-036034
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Stanley Lombardo's new Gilgamesh weighs in at a slim 91 pages, including useful front and back matter as well as newly discovered segments from the middle of the story, the so-called Monkey Tablet. . . . Similar to other books produced by Hackett to serve study in liberal arts and humanities, Lombardo's work is attractive without being ornate and is easily affordable for the college market. It is furnished with auxiliary materials to enhance the ability of a student (or a nonspecialist instructor) to contextualize and navigate an ancient and non-Western primary text. Gary Beckman's introduction is an excellent overview of the five-millennia-old literary tradition about Gilgamesh, legendary king of the historical ancient city of Uruk, and provides an account of the discovery and decipherment of cuneiform that is remarkably concise and comprehensible. . . . Additional material includes an 'About This Edition' section, a timeline, a glossary of proper names, suggestions for further reading, and a table showing how pages in Lombardo's version correspond with lines of the original text. . . . Lombardo's contribution to the Gilgamesh tradition offers English-language readers a pleasurable, companionable, and rewarding entryway to a very long and ancient humanistic legacy." --Kathryn Slanski, Yale University, in Review of Biblical Literature
Dewey Decimal
892/.1
Synopsis
This stirring new version of the great Babylonian epic includes material from the recently discovered "monkey tablet" as well as an Introduction, timeline, glossary, and correspondences between lines of the translation and those of the original texts. "A comprehensive Introduction with a light touch (Beckman), a poetic rendering with verve and moxie (Lombardo): This edition of the colossal Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic should satisfy all readers who seek to plumb its wealth and depth without stumbling over its many inconvenient gaps and cruxes. A fine gift to all lovers of great literature." --Jack M. Sasson, Emeritus Professor, Vanderbilt University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "A comprehensive Introduction with a light touch (Beckman), a poetic rendering with verve and moxie (Lombardo): This edition of the colossal Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic should satisfy all readers who seek to plumb its wealth and depth without stumbling over its many inconvenient gaps and cruxes. A fine gift to all lovers of great literature." --Jack M. Sasson, Emeritus Professor, Vanderbilt University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 'A comprehensive Introduction with a light touch (Beckman), a poetic rendering with verve and moxie (Lombardo): This edition of the colossal Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic should satisfy all readers who seek to plumb its wealth and depth without stumbling over its many inconvenient gaps and cruxes. A fine gift to all lovers of great literature.' -- Jack M. Sasson, Emeritus Professor, Vanderbilt University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
LC Classification Number
PJ3771.G5E5 2019

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