The Epic of Gilgamesh

I read the Project Gutenberg edition, linked at the bottom. My low rating is not actually a judgement of the book itself, but rather an expression of disappointment at the misleading title. This is not an attempt to present the complete epic of Gilgamesh. Rather, it is a scholarly work analyzing two......more

The particular translation that I found by Langdon (which admittedly was free on Apple Books) was very short, only a fragment of the full story and even then, still containing gaps. It did include a transliteration with I thought was cool, though. I recently started another later translation that ap......more

I had to read this for my World Lit class, and it was okay. Considering the text was put in English after being translated from many other languages and read really awkward, the story was enjoyable enough.......more

This is not so much the Epic of Gilgamesh as the scholarly interpretation of one fragment of it. Brief and concise. I read it for class, not leisure, but I do plan on seeking out a more in depth translation of the full tale.......more

If you're looking for a captivating piece of literature, you're in the wrong place. This was made 4000 years ago in the Babylonian period. This is a scholar investigation of how from the earliest time of writing, men had already been preoccupied and struggles with the concept of creation and mortali......more