{"product_id":"gilgamesh-simon-armitage-9781631496684","title":"Gilgamesh: A New Verse Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginating nearly four thousand years ago, \u003cem\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a tyrannical king and his wild counterpart, Enkidu, whom the gods spawn to rein in the king's cruel tendencies. Their unlikely friendship leads to adventure, tragedy, and a quest for immortality. This archetypal tale is one of the most compelling and memorable in all of world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a testament to the story's inherent power that \u003cem\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/em\u003e continues to enthrall readers despite a long line of English translations that have privileged punctiliousness over narrative energy and readability. Now, in the hands of Simon Armitage, poet laureate of the United Kingdom, this profound ancient epic swells and flows in contemporary English with a vitality and immediacy that only a truly \u003cem\u003epoetic\u003c\/em\u003e rendering can achieve. Grounded in the latest scholarship, (Jacob L. Dahl of Oxford University, an expert in Assyriology, advised Armitage throughout), this version brings the ancient text to new life, offering readers a thrilling portal into the very dawn of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Armitage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631496689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631496684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Simon Armitage","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425348567295,"sku":"9781631496684","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6f7ddcb-20fe-4a90-aa4b-dd430bab6958.jpg?v=1761538613","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gilgamesh-simon-armitage-9781631496684","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}