From Hittite to Homer: the Anatolian background of ancient Greek epic
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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2016.
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521509794 |