![]() His books include The Novel: A Biography and The First Poets. ![]() Please note: this podcast contains some graphic language during the poetry readings. Michael Schmidt is a literary historian, poet, novelist, translator, and anthologist as well as an editor and publisher. We then explore the most ancient long poem known to exist, Gilgamesh, with the poet and publisher Michael Schmidt, whose latest book explores the history of its translation and publication.Īnd Claire Armitstead and Sian Cain discuss the winners of the 2019 Forward prizes for poetry. Could modern technologies transform the ways we read our favourite stories? Can you claim to have read a book if you’ve only listened to the audio version of it? Gilgamesh is one of the oldest stories in existence. ![]() Acclaimed literary historian Michael Schmidt provides a unique meditation on the rediscovery of Gilgamesh and its profound influence on poets today. In his new work, The Secret Life of Books, Mole looks at books as physical objects and how the experience of reading has changed through time. It is a story of monsters, gods, and cataclysms, and of intimate friendship and love. Full Book Name:Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem Author Name:Michael Schmidt Book Genre:Criticism, Fantasy, History, Literary Criticism, Literature, Mythology, Nonfiction, Poetry ISBN 9780691195247 Edition Language:English Date of Publication: PDF / EPUB File Name:Gilgamesh-MichaelSchmidt. ![]() This week, Richard Lea sits down with Tom Mole, professor of English literature and book history at the University of Edinburgh and director of the Centre for the History of the Book. ![]()
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