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Returns Made Easy · Huge Selection · Buyer Protection Program · Daily DealsTypes: Fashion, Motors, Electronics, Sporting Goods, Toys, Home & Garden. Oct 29, · Adaptation of English translations of: Gilgamesh Includes bibliographical references Gilgamesh -- Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Nether Pages: Gilgamesh is the great epic Of Mesopotamia, one Of the oldest works in Western literature, contemporary with the oldest parts Of the Bible. It is the story of a legendary king who . Jun 1, · This English verse translation of Gilgamesh, by David Ferry, is not taken literally, but is translated so a to make sense to English readers. Hence it is easy to read for any good readers. The book tells the story of Gilgamesh, the stormy-hearted ruler of the city-state of Uruk. Gilgamesh, the semi-divine ruler of Uruk, is a larger-than-life bully and abuser of his people. In order to tame the arrogant king, the gods create the wild and handsome Enkidu. But after Enkidu and Gilgamesh become fast friends, they defy the gods in a series of outsized adventures that brings Gilgamesh face to face with both loss and death. A new verse rendering of the great epic of ancient Mesopotamia, one of the oldest works in Western Literature. Ferry makes Gilgamesh available in the kind of energetic and readable translation that Robert Fitzgerald and Richard Lattimore have provided for readers in their translations of Homer and Virgil. A new verse rendering of the great epic of ancient Mesopotamia, one of the oldest works in Western Literature. Ferry makes Gilgamesh available in the kind of energetic and readable translation that Robert Fitzgerald and Richard Lattimore have provided for readers in their translations of Homer and Virgil. Oct 29, · Adaptation of English translations of: Gilgamesh Includes bibliographical references Gilgamesh -- Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Nether World. The Odes of Horace Horace,David Ferry, David Ferry, the acclaimed poet and translator of Gilgamesh, has made an inspired translation of the complete Odes of Horace, one that conveys the wit, ardor and sublimity of the original with a music of all its own.