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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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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
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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Narratology
B religious narratives B narrative devices B Akkadian literature |
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