From hittite to homer: the anatolian background of ancient greek epic
Auteur :
Bachvarova, Mary R.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108994101
Date de publication :
10 déc. 2020
Dimensions :
24,4 x 17,0 x 3,5 cm
Poids :
1082 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book takes a bold new approach to the prehistory of Homeric epic. It argues that the Near Eastern influence on early Greek hexameter poetry primarily came from a single Syro-Anatolian tradition of oral narrative song, which included the Song of Gilgamesh and the Kumarbi Cycle, starting in the eleventh century BCE.