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Title: Not bad, but...
Review: ...I much preferred Ferry's verse translation of 1993. Mitchell's version is a fine place to start, and you can learn a lot through the introduction, but Ferry's brings you much closer to the feeling of the original. Like Shakespeare, Ferry's verse can be somewhat difficult to understand, but it rewards the reader for making the effort. Who wants to read Hamlet in modern English?That said, I would not want to put anyone off getting Mitchell's version. If you've never read Gilgamesh, you're in for a treat. It goes to show how little the hopes and fears of humans have changed in 4000 years.
