GILGAMESH: A VERSE PLAY [Signed]

Komunyakaa, Yusef; Gracia, Chad [Dramaturgy]

ISBN 10: 0819568244 / ISBN 13: 9780819568243

Published by Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT, 1993

About this Item

Octavo, xv, 94 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Gold spine with orange outlined in yellow and yellow lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, has mild shelving wear, and a price sticker on the front flap. Boards have mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Signed "To Dick, Peace" twice by Yusef Komunyaka and Chad Gracia on the title page, dated "March 15 2007". Shelved Case 0. 1394478. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Seller Inventory # 1394478

Bibliographic Details

• Title: GILGAMESH: A VERSE PLAY [Signed]
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0819568244
• ISBN 13: 9780819568243
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Dupont Circle
  • Mythology & Folklore

About this title

Synopsis

Bringing new life to the world's oldest story, Yusef Komunyakaa and Chad Gracia have refashioned a classic Sumerian legend into a compelling verse play. In this ageless saga, Gilgamesh of Uruk, part god and part man, embarks on an other-worldly quest in search of immortality. This new version elaborates on the key themes of the story and weaves them into a vibrant and emotional new form. Wesleyan's edition of Gilgamesh is like no other and will take its place among the most powerful and engaging interpretations of this timeless tale.

About the Authors

YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA is a professor in the creative writing department at New York University. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and been awarded the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. CHAD GRACIA is a theater producer, dramaturge, and consultant specializing in the geopolitics of the Middle East. He has edited six verse plays and writes extensively on theater.

Yusef Komunyakaa is a professor in the creative writing department at New York University.

YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA is a professor in the creative writing department at New York University. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and been awarded the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.

CHAD GRACIA is a theater producer, dramaturge, and consultant specializing in the geopolitics of the Middle East. He has edited six verse plays and writes extensively on theater.