john gardner maier (34 resultados)

paperback. Condición: As New.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good+. Later Printing. A crisp, clean, tightly bound softcover copy presenting light creasing to spine from having been previously gently read and presenting light shelf wear only.

Condición: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Front wrap creased. Pages tanned. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). ; 304 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Mylar protector included. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Here are two modern translations of Gilgamesh & Beowulf. 2 venerable Old Stories Translated into Modern English: the Middle Babylonian - Akkadian Quest Epic: Gilgamesh, Translated by John Gardner & John Maier ; and - the Medieval Old English Heroic Verse Epic: Beowulf, Translated by Frederick Rebsamen. Paperback formats. TITLE : Gilgamesh (Translated from the Sîn-leqi-unninn? Version) ORIGINAL AUTHOR : Unknown TRANSLATORS : John Gardner, John Maier IMPRINT : VintageBooks ( a Division of Random House) PLACE : New York DATE : (October 1985) EDITION : First Vintage Paperback Edition PHYSICAL DETAILS : trade Paperback; Has a single map; contains a Preface, an Introduction, generous notes, an Appendix , which contains photographs and line renderings of the original cuneiform tablets, as well as a recounting of the translation procedure. [xii] + 304 pages; 5 1/8" x 8"; photo-pictorial wraps, glued. CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive. No crease to spine. Covers bright and clean. Binding tight. Has slight toning of text block edges; text leaves slightly toned, else clean and unmarked. FROM THE REAR COVER WRITE-UP : "The story of 'Gilgamesh', and 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." ====================================================== SERIES : Perennial Classics TITLE : Beowulf (An Updated Verse Translation) AUTHOR : Unknown TRANSLATOR : Frederick Rebsamen IMPRINT : HarperPerennial PLACE : New York DATE : 2004 EDITION : First HarperPerennial Edition PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade Paperback; contains an Introduction; Genealogies, character names, Bibliography (Selected Readings); [xvi] + 112 pages; 5 1/4" x 8"; pictorial wraps, glued. CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted: No crease to spine; covers bright; soft bumps to fore-edge corner tips and front cover has a slight yawn. Binding tight. Interior clean and free of marking. FROM THE COVER WRITE-UP : "The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle --- the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel - the first true masterpiece of English literature.".

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight age tone. Owner message to end paper. DJ with some edge wear and some age tone.

Trade Paperbac. Condición: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDPoetry By Individual Poets: Very Good Trade Paperback, Clean Pages, Tips bumped, Miinor creases, Prompt Shipping with Tracking.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (so stated), 1st printing. REVIEW COPY, with publisher's form laid in. ABSOLUTELY FINE (no names, bookplates, remainder marks, or writing of any kind, etc.), with FINE dust jacket which has $18.95 price intact.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing as stated First Edition and no subsequent printings listed, as per Knopf's first printing notations. Translated from the Sin-leqi-unninni version. Dust jacket shows some yellowing but is very good. Inside is clean and unmarked. Deckle-edged. See photos.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 304 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. F. SUNY-Binghampton, 1983. First edition, first printing. Softbound. Fine/ssued without dust jacket. Literary journal. Smoke-free household. Includes some of Johnn Gardner's work on "Grendel." 0.0.

Condición: New.

Softcover. Condición: Fine. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. One thin ink stroke on the front wrap else fine in wrappers.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Red cloth spine, beige paper-covered boards. xi, 304 pages. Fine with remainder mark to the top edge and previous owner's last name on front free endpaper in fine dust jacket.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.

HARDCOVER. Condición: FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. FIRST EDITION. TRANSLATED FROM THE "SIN-LEQI-UNNINNI" VERSION BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. Gardner's translation gives us a full and vivid understanding of the poem, revealing both its dramatic narrtive and its emotional, mythic, and philosophic content. After reading it, we are not only projected back into the minds and beliefs of people of the remote past, but are made aware, as well, of the ways in which the story of Gilgamesh retains meaning for us all.

Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Like New. Gun Larson (Jacket Design); David Lindroth, Inc. (Maps) Ilustrador. 1st Edition. 304 pp. Flawless, fresh, sharp, tight copy and dj with crisp pages and clean text. Relevant newspaper article(s)/Clipping(s) included from previous owner.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine hardcover in a Fine dj. First Edition, First Printing. Translated from the Sin-leqi-uninni version. Introduction, appendix, 304pp.

paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: very good. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. red cloth spine, papered boards, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 304 pp Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First edition. Translated from the Sîn-leqi-unninni version. Illustrated in black and white (appendix). Slight spotting on topedge, slightly sunned board edges, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a tiny nick at the foot of the spine.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First edition. Translated from the Sin-leqi-unninni version. Light foxing on page edges, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with internal foxing, spine lightly sunned.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good Plus. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Gardner completed this translation of the Gilgamesh epic story just before his untimly death in 1982. The translation is from the text of the exorcist-priest , Sin-legi-unninni. This version was composed between 1600 and 1000 B. C. John Maier and Richard Henshaw assisted in the translation. Maier adds an introduction and detailed annotations to this publication. Front cover design by Gun Larson features the Gilgamesh Epic Tablet. Five black-and-white illustrations. One map. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .