From Hittite to Homer: The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic - Rilegato

Bachvarova, Mary R.

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ISBN 10: 0521509793 ISBN 13: 9780521509794

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Riassunto

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 influence on the developing Homeric tradition were the shared practices of supralocal festivals and venerating divinized ancestors, and a shared interest in creating narratives about a legendary past using a few specific storylines: theogonies, genealogies connecting local polities, long-distance travel, destruction of a famous city because it refuses to release captives, and trying to overcome death when confronted with the loss of a dear companion. Professor Bachvarova concludes by providing a fresh explanation of the origins and significance of the Greco-Anatolian legend of Troy, thereby offering a new solution to the long-debated question of the historicity of the Trojan War.

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'... very user-friendly. ... this work is highly recommended.' Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

'... this volume fills a perceived gap, is appropriate for a wide scholarly audience, and will ideally stimulate deeper conversation within scholarship concerning the pre-classical traditions of Greek literature.' Scripta Classica Israelica

Descrizione del libro:

This book takes a bold new approach to the prehistory of Homeric epic. It argues that the Near Eastern influence on early Greek hexameter poetry primarily came from a single Syro-Anatolian tradition of oral narrative song, which included the Song of Gilgamesh and the Kumarbi Cycle, starting in the eleventh century BCE.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0521509793
• ISBN 13: 9780521509794
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 690