For Friday: Translations of the Epic (video link below for those interested)

Remember for tomorrow's class, there is no extra reading: catch up to Tablet/Chapter III if you haven't already, or feel free to read ahead.  I'll post new questions for tomorrow. We'll discuss translations of the Epic of Gilgamesh tomorrow and what is gained--and lost--in the jump from an ancient non-Western language to English. As something else to consider, remember, too, that poetry is song--and was meant to be sung/recited. So here's a possible reconstruction of part of the Epic set to music in the original language. Sounds cool even if you don't follow the words...