John Gardner
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic BEOWULF, tells his side of the story. The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and ... [... more]
Random House |
Penguin Classics Epic Of Gilgamesh
 From Amazon.com: This edition provides a prose rendering of The Epic of Gilgamesh, the cycle of poems preserved on clay tablets surviving from ancient Mesopotamia of the third millennium B.C. One of the best and most important pieces of epic poetry from [... more]
CDN$14.50
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John Maier
The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the ... [... more]
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Sean Dixon
The Lacuna Cabal Montreal Young Women's Book Club loves to bring to life tableaux from the books they read. But when they begin to enact the Epic of Gilgamesh in the early days of the Iraq War, the book begins to enact their lives instead, ... [... more]
Random House |
Gilgamesh: Tablet 01 - Orphans of the Apocalypse + artbox
From Amazon.com: The dark adventure series Gilgamesh (broadcast 2003) is designed to appeal to an audience of self-styled Goths. A supernatural event known as the "Double X" destroyed much of human civilization and turned the sky into a [... more]
CDN$54.99
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
Very readable: I am always suspicious of books with introductory material nearly as long as the text (61 pages vs. 96 pages). Unfortunately, this book confirms my prejudice. The front material provides an easy and useful summary of the material, history [... more]
CDN$10.42
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Gilgamesh: A New English Version
Transcending 21st century perversity and politics: I have not yet read this translation of the most ancient world epic but I have read the introduction and "dipped in" here and there. And I have read most every other translation available in [... more]
CDN$16.00
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Penguin Epics Epic Of Gilgamesh
A peephole into the distant past: I ordered the hardcover edition of this book from ... , and it is unfortunate that it is not readily available in the US. At least the softcover edition is now available, and worth acquiring for anyone interested in a [... more]
CDN$9.32
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Gilgamesh: Tablet 01 - Orphans of the Apocalypse (ep.1-5)
From Amazon.com: The dark adventure series Gilgamesh (broadcast 2003) is designed to appeal to an audience of self-styled Goths. A supernatural event known as the "Double X" destroyed much of human civilization and turned the sky into a [... more]
CDN$41.99
Amazon CA |
Gilgamesh the Hero
Wonderful Introduction to An Ancient Story: This is a beautifully written version (with illustrations that really capture the ancient ambience of the story) of the oldest written story in the world. It deals with the themes common to all great literature [... more]
CDN$20.84
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Gilgamesh
Unfiltered translation and insightful commentary: The epic of Gilgamesh would, of course, be of historical interest regardless of its content, since it seems to be the oldest written narrative in human history. Its relevance, however, goes far beyond the [... more]
CDN$19.50
Amazon CA |
Penguin Classics Epic Of Gilgamesh
A peephole into the distant past: I ordered the hardcover edition of this book from ... , and it is unfortunate that it is not readily available in the US. At least the softcover edition is now available, and worth acquiring for anyone interested in a [... more]
CDN$18.00
Amazon CA |
