An English-language rendering of the world's oldest epic seeks to convey the work's literary richness and follows the journey of conquest and self-discovery by the heroic king of Uruk, in an edition complemented by an introduction that places the story in its historical, spiritual, and cultural context. By the author and translator of The Book of Job and Tao Te Ching. 50,000 first printing., ISBN13: 9780743261647 ISBN10: 074326164X Material Type: hardcoverAn English-language rendering of the world's oldest epic seeks to convey the work's literary richness and follows the journey of conquest and self-discovery by the heroic king of Uruk, in an edition complemented by an introduction that places the story in its historical, spiritual, and cultural context. By the author and translator of The Book of Job and Tao Te Ching. 50,000 first printing., ISBN13: 9780743261647 ISBN10: 074326164X Material Type: hardcover , ISBN13: 9780743261647 ISBN10: 074326164X Material Type: hardcover