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Epic and history / edited b...
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
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monografia Rebiun33176272 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun33176272 m o d cr cn||||||||| 100330s2010 enkab ob 001 0 eng d 468968017 521946264 593295668 904208475 1058068474 1058162068 9781444315639 1444315633 9781444315646 electronic bk.) 1444315641 electronic bk.) 9781405193078 cloth ; alk. paper) 1405193077 cloth ; alk. paper) 9786612349850 6612349859 9781118785119 1118785118 10.1002/9781444315639 doi AU@ 000046054073 AU@ 000055727433 CDX 11360390 CHNEW 000935015 CHVBK 480153590 DEBBG BV044140043 DEBSZ 484980327 GBVCP 790195593 DKDLA 820120-katalog:999942333305765 10.1002/9781444315639 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com DG1 eng pn DG1 YDXCP DG1 OCLCF OCLCO OCL N$T EBLCP BTCTA IDEBK GPM MHW CDX NLGGC OCLCO OCL OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ DG1 IAS OCLCQ DG1 OCLCQ LIP ZCU OCLCQ MERUC OCLCQ MNM ICG AU@ OCLCQ TXC U3W OCLCQ DKC OCLCQ UKAHL OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ TRV 026090 bisacsh LIT 000000 bisacsh Epic and history edited by David Konstan and Kurt A. Raaflaub Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell 2010 Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. Malden, MA Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell 1 online resource (xiii, 442 pages) illustrations, map 1 online resource (xiii, 442 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda The 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 English Epic literature- History and criticism Literature and history History in literature Littérature épique- Histoire et critique Littérature et histoire Histoire dans la littérature TRAVEL- Special Interest- Literary LITERARY CRITICISM- General Epic literature History in literature Literature and history Epiek Criticism, interpretation, etc. Geschiedenis (vorm) Konstan, David Raaflaub, Kurt A. Print version Epic and history. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 9781405193078 1405193077 (DLC) 2009018579 (OCoLC)321047092 Ancient world--comparative histories