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From Hittite to Homer : the Anatolian background of ancient Greek epic / Mary R. Bachvarova.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bachvarova, Mary R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, Greek.
- Homer. Iliad.
- Homer.
- Hittites--Religion.
- Hittites.
- Gilgamesh.
- Hittite literature--History and criticism.
- Hittite literature.
- Iliad (Homer).
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xxxviii, 649 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Hurro-Hittite narrative song at Hattusa
- Gilgamesh at Hattusa: written texts and oral traditions
- The Hurro-Hittite ritual context of Gilgamesh at Hattusa
- The plot of the Song of release
- The place of the Song of release in its eastern Mediterranean context
- The function and prehistory of the Song of release
- Sargon the Great: from history to myth
- Long-distance interactions: theory, practice, and myth
- Festivals: a milieu for cultural contact
- The context of epic in Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Greece
- Cyprus as a source of Syro-Anatolian epic in the Early Iron Age
- Cultural contact in Late Bronze Age western Anatolia
- Continuity of memory at Troy and in Anatolia
- The history of the Homeric tradition
- The layers of Anatolian influence in the Iliad.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780521509794
- 0521509793
- OCLC:
- 907061123
- Publisher Number:
- 99967634880
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