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Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse (1st Edition) by David Ferry (Translator) Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1993 ISBN-10: 0-374-52383-5 / 0374523835 ISBN-13: 978-0-374-52383-1 / 9780374523831 This is one of the more recent translations of the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, about the hero-king of ancient Mesopotamia whose adventures--searching for eternal life, surviving a worldwide deluge in an ark filled with animals, to name a couple--make up one of oldest pieces of literature on re |