Stephen Mitchell | Author

About the Author

Poet and writer Stephen Mitchell attended Amherst College, the Sorbonne, and Yale University. He has been training in Zen mediation for more than 25 years. His book, Real Power, uses ancient wisdom to study power, the key to business. Mitchell also translated the Tao Te Ching. (Bowker Author show more Biography) show less

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Works by Stephen Mitchell

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Gilgamesh: A New English Version (2004) 1,927 copies

The Book of Job (1986) 635 copies

The Gospel According to Jesus: A New Translation and Guide to His Essential Teachings for Believers and Unbelievers (1985) 568 copies

The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry (1989) — Editor; Author — 487 copies

Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn (1976) — Editor — 345 copies

The Enlightened Mind (1991) — Editor — 324 copies

Genesis: A New Translation of the Classic Bible Stories (1996) 228 copies

A Book of Psalms: Selected and Adapted from the Hebrew (1993) 178 copies

The Nightingale (2002) 160 copies

The Second Book of the Tao (2009) 154 copies

The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults (1999) 103 copies

The Tinderbox (2007) 83 copies

Meetings with the Archangel (1998) 81 copies

The Creation (1990) 78 copies

The Ugly Duckling (2007) 76 copies

Parables and Portraits (1990) 57 copies

Jesus: What He Really Said and Did (2002) 56 copies

The Wishing Bone, and Other Poems (2003) 50 copies

Iron Hans: A Grimms' Fairy Tale (2007) 43 copies

The Essence of Wisdom (1998) 37 copies

Bestiary: An Anthology of Poems about Animals (1848) — Editor — 32 copies

Joseph and the Way of Forgiveness: A Biblical Tale Retold (2019) 31 copies

Genies, Meanies, and Magic Rings (2007) 29 copies

The First Christmas: A Story of New Beginnings (2021) 25 copies

Into the whirlwind: A translation of the book of Job (1979) 8 copies

God in the Bath: Relaxing in the Everywhere Presence of God (2006) 6 copies

The Way of Forgiveness: A Story About Letting Go (2020) 6 copies

L'Eternelle sagesse du Tao - Le Rire de Tchouang-tseu (2015) 1 copy

Ontmoetingen met de aartsengel (1999) 1 copy

Beowulf 1 copy

Beowulf - Le classique des légendes nordiques (2021) 1 copy

Genesis: a New Translation of the Classic Biblical Stories 1 copy

A Brief Anthology of Katie's Words (2000) 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Iliad (0750) — Translator, some editions — 40,094 copies

Beowulf (1000) — Translator, some editions — 25,454 copies

Tao Te Ching (0400) — Translator, some editions — 18,582 copies

The Epic of Gilgamesh (1700) — Translator, some editions — 9,906 copies

The Bhagavad Gita (0400) — Translator, some editions — 9,394 copies

Letters to a Young Poet (1929) — Translator, some editions — 6,535 copies

The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (1910) — Translator, some editions — 2,497 copies

The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke (1989) — Editor; Translator — 2,024 copies

The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems (2004) — Translator — 858 copies

Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke (1995) — Translator — 459 copies

Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon (1998) — Translator, some editions — 436 copies

Selected Poetry of Yehuda Amichai (1986) — Translator, some editions — 319 copies

The Compass of Zen (1997) — Foreword, some editions — 168 copies

Gods and Mortals: Modern Poems on Classical Myths (1684) — Contributor — 69 copies

A Mind at Home with Itself: How Asking Four Questions Can Free Your Mind, Open Your Heart, and Turn Your World Around (2017) — Author — 67 copies

60 Years of American Poetry (1996) — Contributor, some editions — 28 copies

The Selected Poetry of Dan Pagis (1989) — Translator — 23 copies

Son of Man: Great Writing About Jesus Christ (2002) — Contributor — 17 copies

Rilke: Selected Poems (1991) — Translator — 5 copies

Poems by Dan Pagis [on dustwrapper: Selected Poems] (1972) — Translator — 4 copies

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Canonical name: Mitchell, Stephen
Birthdate: 1943
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Places of residence: Berkeley, California, USA
Education: Amherst College
University of Paris
Yale University
Occupations: translator
poet
anthologist
Relationships: Katie, Byron (wife)

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Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell

The book begins with an explanation of the discovery, translation, and the epic and Mitchel's rendering of it, based on several extant translations. Then we get Mitchel's rendering of the epic, and then a lengthy note section describing the translations--including where translators added to the epic due to the many gaps in the unearthed cuneiforms, and where Mitchel added, rearranged, or omitted lines.

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TraSea | 56 other reviews | Apr 29, 2024 |

The BOOK OF JOB by Stephen Mitchell

magnificent! the LORD gave and the LORD has taken away

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rubyman | 10 other reviews | Feb 21, 2024 |

Enlightened Heart, The

anthology of sacred poetry

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SrMaryLea | 4 other reviews | Aug 22, 2023 |

The Tinderbox by Stephen Mitchell

The Tinder Box was a cute tale that I really enjoyed! I found it to be one of the better Hans Christian Anderson stories. The themes in this tale were very intelligent and I was surprised at how much I liked it despite it not being one of the more well known stories. I would love to see an adaption of this story somehow if there isn't already one. Amazing! Four out of five stars!

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