{"product_id":"helle-sophus-gilgamesh-9780300268096","title":"Gilgamesh","description":"A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace\n\u003cp\u003e\"Sophus Helle's new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read.\"--Nina MacLaughlin, Boston Globe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Looks to be the last word on this Babylonian masterpiece.\"--Michael Dirda, Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGilgamesh 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53295034466646,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53928616755542,"sku":"9780300268096-V","price":7.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9780300268096_1.jpg?v=1777852668","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/helle-sophus-gilgamesh-9780300268096","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}