IRB Introduction #1: The Buried Book

For the first unit I have chosen to read The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh by David Damrosch. I chose to read this because it was recommended by my mother. She read this for her English class in grad school a year ago and said it was one of her favorite non-fiction books she has ever read. I also chose it because I am very unfamiliar with the topic of Gilgamesh and I wanted to learn something new about ancient history. After reading the introduction of the book, I realized that the book is essentially about a book and that book is The Epic of Gilgamesh. I hope I can learn a lot from this book about ancient history and about rediscovery.