{"product_id":"sophus-helle-gilgamesh-2022-paperback","title":"Sophus Helle: Gilgamesh [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eA poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sophus Helle's new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read.\"-Nina MacLaughlin, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Looks to be the last word on this Babylonian masterpiece.\"-Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e continues to speak to us in myriad ways.","brand":"Helle, Sophus","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48798306828627,"sku":"9780300268096","price":16.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49596588818771,"sku":"XV80300268096","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/helle-sophus-sophus-helle-gilgamesh-2022-paperback-59464576500051.jpg?v=1728799330","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/sophus-helle-gilgamesh-2022-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}