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Gilgamesh

by David Ferry (1993)

About this book

A new verse rendering of the great epic of ancient Mesopotamia, one of the oldest works in Western Literature. Ferry makes Gilgamesh available in the kind of energetic and readable translation that Robert Fitzgerald and Richard Lattimore have provided for readers in their translations of Homer and Virgil.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreGilgamesh Lead Character

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