Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem

by Michael Schmidt

Book Overview

Reflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by contemporary poets

Gilgamesh is the most ancient long poem known to exist. It is also the newest classic in the canon of world literature. Lost for centuries to the sands of the Middle East but found again in the 1850s, it is a story of monsters, gods, and cataclysms, and of intimate friendship and love. Acclaimed literary historian Michael Schmidt provides a unique meditation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691205167
• ISBN13: 9780691205168
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"