John Gardner
1) Grendel
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic BEOWULF, tells his side of the story.
Pub. Date
1985, c1984
Description
The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. It tells...