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Three myths of kingship in early Greece and the ancient Near East : the servant, the lover, and the fool / Christopher Metcalf.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Metcalf, Christopher, 1986- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kings and rulers in literature.
- Greek literature--History and criticism.
- Greek literature.
- Middle Eastern literature--History and criticism.
- Middle Eastern literature.
- Genre:
- Literary criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 292 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- Starting from detailed reconsiderations of a wide range of ancient Near Eastern literary sources, the book proposes original and persuasive readings of familiar early Greek authors including Homer, Hesiod and Herodotus, and of other famous works such as the Hebrew Bible
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Dec 2024).
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781009481533
- 1009481533
- 9781009481502
- 1009481509
- 9781009481519
- 1009481517
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