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Ancient wisdom : an introduction to sayings collections / Walter T. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Walter T., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Proverbs--History and criticism.
- Proverbs.
- Maxims--History and criticism.
- Maxims.
- Wisdom--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Wisdom.
- Literature, Ancient--History and criticism.
- Literature, Ancient.
- Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Wisdom literature.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Quotations.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 321 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2022.
- Summary:
- "An introduction to all the major extant collections of wisdom sayings from antiquity"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- ʼAbot
- Ahiqar
- Amenemope
- Anii
- Ankhsheshonqy
- Ben Sira
- Cato
- Counsels of wisdom
- Democritus
- Epictetus
- Papyrus Insinger
- Isocrates
- Menander
- Merikare
- Pseudo-Phocylides
- Porphyry
- Proverbs
- Ptahhotep
- Publilius
- Pythagorean collections
- The seven sages
- Sextus
- Shuruppak
- Silvanus
- Sumerian proverb collections
- Syriac Menander
- The gospel of Thomas.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780802875433
- 0802875432
- OCLC:
- 1256806181
- Publisher Number:
- 99994432626
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