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Epic and history / edited by David Konstan and Kurt A. Raaflaub.

Contributor(s): Konstan, David | Raaflaub, Kurt A | Wiley InterScience (Online service)Material type: Text

TextSeries: Ancient world--comparative historiesPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 442 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781444315639; 1444315633; 9781444315646; 1444315641; 9781405193078; 1405193077Subject(s): Epic literature -- History and criticism | Literature and history | History in literature | TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary | LITERARY CRITICISM -- General | Epic literature | History in literature | Literature and history | EpiekGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Geschiedenis (vorm)Additional physical formats: Print version:: Epic and history.DDC classification: 809.1/32 LOC classification: PN56.E65 | E645 2010Online resources: Wiley Online Library

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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