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Tom Ronca - 2006-03-30 12:52:24
It seems that Gilgamesh is the last great undiscovered Mythic figure (at least, undiscovered by most people who are familiar with the other major Euro-myths; and by movie and TV adaptations); it hasn't been plundered by pop culture like the Greek, Norse and Celtic mythologies for reasons that will become clear as you read on (no spoilers from me, that's for sure).
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Paula-mesh - 2006-03-30 12:53:51
for reasons that will become clear as you read on

Oooh! Intriguing!!
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Tim W. - 2006-03-30 13:23:02
The introduction is fantastic. Seriously! Read it after if you didn't read it before.

There've been a few plunderings--most notably Robert Silverberg's Gilgamesh The King, but the Brothers Quay also did a film version (although I must admit that the relationship to the text was too obscure for me to make out). I've even done a bit meself.
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Paula - 2006-03-30 13:39:52
Oh, lordy--I have this CD, folks, and it's haunting and lovely. I didn't make the G-mesh connection. I while play it while reading. And just for the record, I did skim the intro so I would have a small idea of what the hell I was about to tackle.
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Paula - 2006-03-30 13:42:40
And don't forget the Disney cartoon "Gilgy and the Seven Sages," which featured Don Knotts as the loveable ffspring of Lugalbanda.
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Tim W. - 2006-03-30 14:53:09
I can't believe I forgot my favorite piece of Gilgameshiana, Geoff Ryman's bizarre, brilliant The Warrior Who Carried Life. (Ryman is most famous as the author of Was.)
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Paula - 2006-03-31 15:10:45
I got around to reading that Ryman interview at lunch--he's a smart fella, I'd like to read his books.
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