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Title: Gethsemane
Subtitle: An Epic Poem about Us
Author: R. Douglas Jacobs
Narrator: R. Douglas Jacobs
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-10-14
Publisher: RDJ Publishing
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Drama & Poetry, Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
Nick Owchar, the former deputy book editor of the Los Angeles Times calls Gethsemane: An Epic Poem About Us, "Emotional, wow, brilliant, disorienting, risky" in a review he gave of the book in June, 2014. He goes on to write, "At times, I was reminded of the voices of different books of the Bible, of eastern/Orient poets like (Rabindranath) Tagore and Kahlil Gibran or Rumi. The imagery is very evocative of them."
This masterwork of R. Douglas Jacobs now arrives as an ambitious audio book, produced and narrated by the author, himself, and is homage to one of his iconic influences, Orson Welles. Entitled, Gethsemane: The Radio Theatre Experience, this dramatized adaptation features a marvelous cast of actors, sound effects, and an original, baroque score to accompany the narrative. The structure of this eclectic production is reminiscent of popular playhouse presentations during the "Golden Age of Radio." As a result, Gethsemane: The Radio Theatre Experience is unlike any audio book yet to be produced given all the theatrical elements that bring the story to life and makes the experience of listening all the more indelible.
Members Reviews:
Very surprising and engating poem! Fantastic
Being a reader of mostly contemporary books, horror and romance and everything in between, itâs rare that I run into a book that creates an atmosphere through poetry. At first I thought that maybe poetry would frustrate me, that I would not be fully able to embrace the story, nor it me. When I started reading Gehtsemane I was pleasantly surprised. Instead of pushing me away or keeping me at armâs length, the story did truly embrace my mind and I was able to delve deeply into the poetry while reading.
Although the story itself is amazing, Raymond Jacobs has also produced an incredible audio book of this story. With a full production he creates even more atmosphere than the mere words themselves can truly create. The story lent itself to this production even more and as I listened I found myself getting into it more than just the reading allowed, even though again I didnât think that either was possible with a poetic story.
From the first words I was mesmerized and even though I am not a religious person I enjoyed the story and the ebbs and flows of the lines and rhymes. Normally I do not enjoy poetry that rhymes, yet again something that had me worried at the beginning, but it really did help with the cadence.
For when he expired, he did so portraying
A compassion for Man that went without saying
Since the unspeakable manner for which he died
Articulated that what was crucified
Was only his flesh that had been persecuted,
And not that of a spirit, which had been muted
Just a short glimpse of a paragraph and part of a story that we all know but they way Raymond Jacobs writes it gives it even more depth and emotion.
In short: I was extremely surprised with this. I think anyone can enjoy this. Itâs not technically a fast read but it does flow easily.
Received from the author for an honest review.
Book Review: GETHSEMANE (R. Douglas Jacobs)
To undertake the writing of an epic poem in the tradition of Homer, Virgil, or Dante is one so daunting that most of us --- poets and prose writers alike --- won't even consider it. Simply too many components to consider: length, syllable count, stanzas, tone, symbolism, rhyme scheme, structure ...