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From Hittite to Homer: The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic Bachvarova, Mary R. (Willamette University, Oregon)
From Hittite to Homer: The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic
Bachvarova, Mary R. (Willamette University, Oregon)
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.
690 pages, 27 b/w illus. 5 maps 4 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 10, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521509794 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 690 |
| Dimensions | 186 × 259 × 38 mm · 1.54 kg (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |