Aspects of early Greek and Babylonian hymnic poetry

<p>This thesis is a case study of early Greek poetry in comparison to the literature of the ancient Near East, especially Mesopotamia, based on a selection of hymns (or: songs in praise of gods) mainly in Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite and Greek.</p> <p>Chapters 1–3 present the core g...

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Main Author: Metcalf, C
Other Authors: Kelly, A
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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