Do you know where can i get sites that tell the summary of the book Epic of Gilgamesh Penguin Edition?

Question

I checked sparknotes, gradesaver, cliffnotes, bookrags but i couldnt find the summary on the book Epic of Gilgamesh

Answer 1

I am not familiar with the Penguin Edition but this is what I found on Wikipedia. There is more info than this that you can check and links to other sites.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Babylonia and is arguably the oldest known work of literature. A series of Sumerian legends and poems about the mythologized hero-king Gilgamesh, thought to be a ruler of the 3rd millennium BC, were gathered into a longer Akkadian poem long afterward, with the most complete version extant today preserved on eleven clay tablets in the library collection of the 7th century BC Assyrian king Ashurbanipal.

The epic appears to have been widely known in ancient times, and to have influenced literature from India to Europe[citation needed]. One of the stories included in the epic relates to the deluge. The essential story revolves around the relationship between Gilgamesh, a king who has become distracted and disheartened by his rule, and a friend, Enkidu, who is half-wild and who undertakes dangerous quests with Gilgamesh. Much of the epic focuses on Gilgamesh's feelings of loss following Enkidu's death.

The epic is widely read in translation, and the hero, Gilgamesh has become an icon of popular culture.

Answer 2

Nope. You have a holiday tomorrow. Read the book.