Wisdom in loose form : the language of Egyptian and Greek proverbs in collections of the Hellenistic and Roman periods / by Nikolaos Lazaridis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lazaridis, Nikolaos, 1977-

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 287.

Mnemosyne, 0169-8958 ; v. 287

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proverbs, Egyptian--History and criticism.

Proverbs, Egyptian.

Proverbs, Greek--History and criticism.

Proverbs, Greek.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines Ancient Egyptian and Greek proverbs, as they are found in wisdom collections, circulating in Egypt and Greece of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Its examination compares the proverbs’ grammar, structure, style, theme and usage within the collections. This multi-leveled comparison results in the indentification of a great number of similarities and differences that are interpreted in cultural terms, that is, through their association with the cultural context of production and usage of the proverbs. Hence this study offers an original insight into the literary production in Ancient Egypt and Greece, comparing the manner Egyptian and Greek authors conveyed timeless wisdom and reconsidering the status of cultural contact between these two ancient Mediterranean civilizations.

Contents:

Preliminary material / N.L. Lazaridis

Chapter One. Introduction / N.L. Lazaridis

Chapter Two. The egyptian and greek corpus / N.L. Lazaridis

Chapter Three. The language and classification of the proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis

Chapter Four. The monopartite proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis

Chapter Five. The bipartite and multipartite proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis

Chapter Six. The style and semantics of the proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis

Chapter Seven. The proverbs and their collections / N.L. Lazaridis

Chapter Eight. Summary of similarities and differences, and conclusions / N.L. Lazaridis

Appendix A. List of proverbs omitted from the analysis / N.L. Lazaridis

Appendix B. List of structural models with further examples / N.L. Lazaridis

Appendix C. Examples of semantic parallels / N.L. Lazaridis

Appendix D. Further examples of themes / N.L. Lazaridis

Appendix E. List of examples quoted in the analysis / N.L. Lazaridis

Bibliography / N.L. Lazaridis

General index / N.L. Lazaridis.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93608-1

9786611936082

90-474-2053-5

OCLC:

646788981

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004160583.i-320 DOI