Wisdom in loose form : the language of Egyptian and Greek proverbs in collections of the Hellenistic and Roman periods /
Drawing on proverbs and proverb-like sentences found in Ancient Egyptian and Greek wisdom collections, this book offers an insight into the literary production of these two Mediterranean civilizations, comparing their manner of conveying timeless wisdom and reconsidering the status of their cultural...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
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Colección: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
287. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Drawing on proverbs and proverb-like sentences found in Ancient Egyptian and Greek wisdom collections, this book offers an insight into the literary production of these two Mediterranean civilizations, comparing their manner of conveying timeless wisdom and reconsidering the status of their cultural contact. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 317 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-306) and index. |
ISBN: | 9789047420538 9047420535 1281936081 9781281936080 9786611936082 6611936084 |
ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |