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Title: Excellent
Review: This is a highly readable version of the Babylonian epic Gilgamesh. Mitchell has translated the original into free-flowing, vivid verse. Because the poem has come to us in fragments, any translation is also a reconstruction. While only a scholar in this area can be sure, Mitchell's version seems appropriately close to the original. The story of Gilgamesh is the eternal story of the human confrontation with the reality of inevitable mortality. Accompanying the text of the poem is a nice introduction about the poem and its theme. There are fine Notes in which Mitchell lays out his choices for translation and a short but adequate bibliography. As a final bonus, this is a very handsomely produced book. My only complaint is that the notes are not cited in the text of the poem.
