Gilgamesh - The Life of a Poem (discounted) - Michael Schmidt

Gilgamesh - The Life of a Poem by Michael Schmidt / ISBN 9780691195247 / 192-page hardback published by Princeton University Press / discounted copies in excellent condition *** "[A] wonderful book . . . Schmidt’s argument for the poem as poetry, in the modern sense―concrete, unglazed, tough on the mind―is touching and persuasive. I read the book spellbound, in one sitting."---Joan Acocella, New Yorker 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 tells the story of a great king, his heroism, and his eventual defeat. It is a story of monsters, gods, and cataclysms, and of intimate friendship and love. Acclaimed literary historian Michael Schmidt provides a unique meditation on the rediscovery of Gilgamesh and its profound influence on poets today. Schmidt describ