Gilgamesh

[belovedwarrior]

Each day, wash your head, bathe your body, and wear clothes that are sparkling fresh. Fill your stomach with delicious food. Play, sing, dance, and be happy both day and night. Delight in the pleasures that your wife brings you, and cherish the little child who holds your hand. Make ever day of your life a feast of rejoicing!
I had forgotten how

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[greyeyedpixie]

Hi!
May I friend you? I'm also friends with eattheolives.
If you have any questions about me, please let me know.

:)
~Kat

[belovedwarrior]

Yes; of course! Friending you back, too. :)

[scorpiuspro]

Just wanted to say that I LOVE Gilgamesh and that I always get chills up my spine when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight the mythic bull while still maintaining their cool through prose.
As a filmmaker I would love to adapt this into a film, but it wouldn't nearly come close to the beauty of the original epic.

[belovedwarrior]

Hmm.. if you did a film adaptation, would you keep it in it's original context? Or would you have an updated version?

Now I am highly interested in a cleverly-crafted, if not coy, version of Gilgamesh that takes place in a more modern setting. The whole point being that we can learn the same points as the oldest recorded text. The human condition has not changed and neither have our true, underlying struggles. I love how halfway through December I finally come up with a good NaNoWriMo topic. BLAST!

[scorpiuspro]

Hahaha, it happened to me too with NaNoWriMo!

I could go for either original or modern context bc I agree, the human elements are the same.

However, I always envisioned it in it's original setting, the imagery is so fantastic, epic and romantic.

Or even this idea, I could film the first half in original, then the flood in modern times. Tough concept to sell to producers, but it could work...

[scorpiuspro]

Oh, by the way, my Seinfeld Sims pics are up!
http://scorpiuspro.livejournal.com/3151.html

[belovedwarrior]

That is incredible! Also, I am adding you as a friend. ;)

[scorpiuspro]

Thank you! I am adding you as well :D