>To steal a word from modern slang, Gilgamesh is "extra">Was the epic originally an oral story that was later put down in writing? Probably, but we cannot be sure. Was the epic sung or spoken? Or perhaps chanted, or rapped?>Most translations give its name as Mount Mashu, but since masu means "twin," I have honored both the original text and fans of David Lynch by rendering it "Twin Peaks.">The problem of modern readers not recognizing “which parts were supposed to sound old” is neatly captured in the webcomic XKCD by Randall Munroe: xkcd.com/1491/.>Gilgamesh is a recurring character in the Final Fantasy video-game universe, and he fights alongside Thor in the Marvel comics.
>>25226138I resent this insult to both Gilgamesh and David Lynch
>Reading the foreword >Reading the preface >Reading the introduction >Reading the notes on the translation Just skip it, idiot.
