Epic and history /
Epic and history /
edited by David Konstan and Kurt A. Raaflaub.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 442 pages) : illustrations, map.
- The ancient world: comparative histories .
- Ancient world--comparative histories. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Epic and History; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Series Editor's Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Maybe Epic: The Origins and Reception of Sumerian Heroic Poetry; 3 Historical Events and the Process of Their Transformation in Akkadian Heroic Traditions; 4 Epic and History in Hittite Anatolia: In Search of a Local Hero; 5 Manly Deeds: Hittite Admonitory History and Eastern Mediterranean Didactic Epic; 6 Epic and History in the Hebrew Bible: Definitions, "Ethnic Genres," and the Challenges of Cultural Identity in the Biblic.
With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into how history is treated in narrative poetry.: The first book to gain new insights into the topic of 'epic and history' through in-depth cross-cultural comparisons; Covers epic traditions across the globe and across a wide range of time periods; Brings together leading specialists in the field, and is edited by two internationally regarded scholars; An important reference for scholars and students intereste.
9781444315639 1444315633 9781444315646 1444315641 9781405193078 1405193077
10.1002/9781444315639 doi
10.1002/9781444315639 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Epic literature--History and criticism.
Literature and history.
History in literature.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--General.
Epic literature.
History in literature.
Literature and history.
Epiek.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Geschiedenis (vorm)
PN56.E65 / E645 2010
809.1/32
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Epic and History; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Series Editor's Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Maybe Epic: The Origins and Reception of Sumerian Heroic Poetry; 3 Historical Events and the Process of Their Transformation in Akkadian Heroic Traditions; 4 Epic and History in Hittite Anatolia: In Search of a Local Hero; 5 Manly Deeds: Hittite Admonitory History and Eastern Mediterranean Didactic Epic; 6 Epic and History in the Hebrew Bible: Definitions, "Ethnic Genres," and the Challenges of Cultural Identity in the Biblic.
With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into how history is treated in narrative poetry.: The first book to gain new insights into the topic of 'epic and history' through in-depth cross-cultural comparisons; Covers epic traditions across the globe and across a wide range of time periods; Brings together leading specialists in the field, and is edited by two internationally regarded scholars; An important reference for scholars and students intereste.
9781444315639 1444315633 9781444315646 1444315641 9781405193078 1405193077
10.1002/9781444315639 doi
10.1002/9781444315639 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Epic literature--History and criticism.
Literature and history.
History in literature.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--General.
Epic literature.
History in literature.
Literature and history.
Epiek.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Geschiedenis (vorm)
PN56.E65 / E645 2010
809.1/32