The gods rich in praise: early Greek and Mesopotamian religious poetry

This title contributes to the current academic debate on the relationship between early Greek poetry and the ancient Near East, especially Mesopotamia. It is the first extensive study to be based on a detailed analysis of the ancient texts, consisting in this case of a selection of religious poems m...

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Главный автор: Metcalf, Christopher 1986- (Автор)
Формат: Print
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Oxford Oxford University Press c 2015
В:Год: 2015
Редактирование:1. ed.
Серии журналов/журналы:Oxford classical monographs
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Аккадский (язык) / Греческий (язык) / Хеттский (язык) / Шумерский / Религиозная поэзия
Другие ключевые слова:B Religious poetry, Greek Foreign influences
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B Religious poetry, Greek
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Итог:This title contributes to the current academic debate on the relationship between early Greek poetry and the ancient Near East, especially Mesopotamia. It is the first extensive study to be based on a detailed analysis of the ancient texts, consisting in this case of a selection of religious poems mainly in Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, and Greek
Sumerian hymns of the Old Babylonian Period -- Akkadian hymns of the Old Babylonian Period -- The Hittite evidence in the light of Old Babylonian sources -- Introductory remarks on the early Greek and Mesopotamian sources -- Hymnic openings -- A case of negative predication -- Variations on the names of the goddess -- Sumerian and Hittite notes on Iliad 1.62-4
Примечание:Literaturverz. S. [240] - 282
ISBN:0198723369