The Epic of Gilgamesh, As Told By Mr. George Smith, Associate Curator For The British Museum (deceased)

The Epic of Gilgamesh, As Told By Mr. George Smith, Associate Curator For The British Museum (deceased)

Berger Park Coach House
6205 N Sheridan Rd Chicago

The story of humanity's oldest story and the man who discovered it. In ancient Sumeria, Gilgamesh, King of Uruk and two-thirds god, rules his people with cruelty and selfishness, so the gods send an equal to challenge him. In Victorian London, George Smith, working-class engraver, is hired by the British Museum and discovers the world's first great work of literature. Both will set off on epic quests, win great victories, and eventually... die. A story of ancient hubris, Victorian chauvinism, heroic journeys, mythical monsters, the meaning of life, the inevitability of death, archaeological politics, disgruntled gods, language barriers, the Great Flood, and the universality of human experience.

Presented by The Plagiarists

Thru - Oct 29, 2016