The Two-Act Structure: A Narrative Device in Akkadian Epics

Abstract Most Akkadian epics are organized according to the same structure: the narrative arc is divided into two acts, of which the second mirrors and expands the first. The structure has already been observed in Atra-hasis, Enuma Elish, Gilgamesh , and Etana , but the recurrence of the pattern has...

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Main Author: Helle, Sophus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 190-224
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Akkadian language / Epic / Structure of / Narrativity
RelBib Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Narratology
B religious narratives
B narrative devices
B Akkadian literature
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