{"product_id":"from-hittite-to-homer-the-anatolian-background-of-ancient-greek-epic-paperback-9781108994101","title":"From Hittite to Homer; The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108994101","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom Hittite to Homer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book takes a bold new approach to the prehistory of Homeric epic, arguing for a fresh understanding of how Near Eastern influence worked.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary R. Bachvarova (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108994101, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 December 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e689 pages, 27 b\/w illus.  5 maps  4 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 3.5 cm, 1.082 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… 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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hurro-Hittite song at Hattusa\u003cbr\u003e 3. Gilgamesh at Hattusa: written texts and oral traditions\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Hurro-Hittite ritual context of Gilgamesh at Hattusa\u003cbr\u003e 5. The plot of the Song of Release\u003cbr\u003e 6. The place of the Song of Release in its Eastern Mediterranean context\u003cbr\u003e 7. The function and prehistory of the Song of Release\u003cbr\u003e 8. Sargon the Great: from history to myth\u003cbr\u003e 9. Long-distance interactions: theory, practice, and myth\u003cbr\u003e 10. Festivals: a milieu for cultural contact\u003cbr\u003e 11. The context of epic in Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Greece\u003cbr\u003e 12. Cyprus as a source of Syro-Anatolian epic in the Early Iron Age\u003cbr\u003e 13. Cultural contact in Late Bronze Age Western Anatolia\u003cbr\u003e 14. Continuity of memory at Troy and in Anatolia\u003cbr\u003e 15. The history of the Homeric tradition\u003cbr\u003e 16. The layers of Anatolian influence in the Iliad\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Contraction and the dactylic hexameter.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20poetry%20\u0026amp;%20poets%20%5BDSC%5D%22\"\u003eDSC\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001071554840,"sku":"9781108994101","price":46.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108994101i.jpg?v=1696731450","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/from-hittite-to-homer-the-anatolian-background-of-ancient-greek-epic-paperback-9781108994101","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}