Gilgamesh Plays
The Tower of Gilgamesh and The Acts of Gilgamesh
Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment
| Author: | Jonathan Bayliss | ISBN: | 9780997464108 |
| Publisher: | Drawbridge Press | Publication: | March 21, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jonathan Bayliss |
| ISBN: | 9780997464108 |
| Publisher: | Drawbridge Press |
| Publication: | March 21, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
These dramatic works, The Tower of Gilgamesh and The Acts of Gilgamesh, take place in Sumer (now southern Iraq), where it is said that civilization began: the first writing, numbering, and accounting systems, the first literature, and, for better or worse, the Tower of Babel. Loosely based on the Gilgamesh legend, together the plays form a comedic tragedy exploring -- with humor, imagination, and spirited language -- ideas about free will, love, creativity, friendship, and religion.
These dramatic works, The Tower of Gilgamesh and The Acts of Gilgamesh, take place in Sumer (now southern Iraq), where it is said that civilization began: the first writing, numbering, and accounting systems, the first literature, and, for better or worse, the Tower of Babel. Loosely based on the Gilgamesh legend, together the plays form a comedic tragedy exploring -- with humor, imagination, and spirited language -- ideas about free will, love, creativity, friendship, and religion.
