The gods rich in praise : early Greek and Mesopotamian religious poetry

Christopher Metcalf
Bok · Engelsk · 2015
Flere språk: Gresk, klassisk

Omfang	XIV, 288 sider
Opplysninger	Innhold: Sumerian hymns of the Old Babylonian Period ; Akkadian hymns of the Old Babylonian Period ; The Hittite evidence in the light of Old Babylonian sources ; Introductory remarks on the early Greek and Mesopotamian sources ; Hymnic openings ; A case of negative predication ; Variations on the names of the goddess ; Sumerian and Hittite notes on Iliad 1.62-4.. - "This title contributes to the current academic debate on the relationship between early Greek poetry and the ancient Near East, especially Mesopotamia. It is the first extensive study to be based on a detailed analysis of the ancient texts, consisting in this case of a selection of religious poems mainly in Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, and Greek." - Fra forlaget.
Emner	Religious poetry, Greek Religious poetry, Greek - Foreign influences Akkadisk litteratur Assyrisk-babylonsk religion Vis mer... Gresk litteratur Gresk religion Lyrikk : (NO-TrBIB)HUME06778 Poesi Sumerisk litteratur Sumerisk religion
Geografisk emneord	Hellas . - Mesopotamia
Dewey	200.93
ISBN	0198723369. - 9780198723363