All Journeys Lead Home: The Saga of "Gilgamesh" and the Progress of a Reluctant Actor

All Journeys Lead Home: The Saga of "Gilgamesh" and the Progress of a Reluctant Actor

Smith discusses how The Epic of Gilgamesh by Yusef Komunyakaa was brought alive unto the stage, with the help of dramaturge Chad Gracia, and relates how he got and started acting. The Epic of Gilgamesh is the saga of a journey across the rifts of life. It's the story of King Gilgamesh's se...

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Veröffentlicht in:Callaloo 2005-07, Vol.28 (3), p.545-551
1. Verfasser: Smith, Franklin Ojeda
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acting
Actors
African American culture
Baseball
Colleges
Death
Dramatists
Dramaturges
Drums
Epic literature
Gracia, Chad
Komunyakaa, Yusef
Part Two: Collaborating with Komunyakaa
Pastors
Theater
Vocation
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Zusammenfassung:Smith discusses how The Epic of Gilgamesh by Yusef Komunyakaa was brought alive unto the stage, with the help of dramaturge Chad Gracia, and relates how he got and started acting. The Epic of Gilgamesh is the saga of a journey across the rifts of life. It's the story of King Gilgamesh's search for significance, which he discovers in brotherly friendship and communal benevolence.
ISSN:0161-2492
1080-6512
1080-6512
DOI:10.1353/cal.2005.0143