From Hittite to Homer: the Anatolian background of ancient Greek epic

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This book provides a groundbreaking reassessment of the prehistory of Homeric epic. It argues that in the Early Iron Age bilingual poets transmitted to the Greeks a set of narrative traditions closely related to the one found at Bronze-Age Hattusa, the Hittite capital. Key drivers for Near Eastern i...

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Main Author: Bachvarova, Mary R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2016.
In:Year: 2016
Reviews:[Rezension von: Bachvarova, Mary R., From Hittite to Homer] (2018) (Otto, Eckart, 1944 -)
From Hittite to Homer. The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic (2018) (Otto, Eckart, 1944 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Anatolia / Prehistory / Greece (Antiquity) / Epic
Further subjects:B Epic poetry, Greek ; History and criticism
B Homer Iliad
B Epic poetry, Greek History and criticism
B Hittite literature History and criticism
B Hittite literature ; History and criticism
B Gilgamesh
B Hittites ; Religion
B Hittites Religion
B Homer ; Iliad
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780521509794

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