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From an Antique Land : an Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Literature.
From an Antique Land introduces the various cultures and literatures of the Ancient Near East, including literature originally written in Egyptian, Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hebrew, and Aramaic. The timeframe extends from the invention of writing through the conquest of Alexa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | From an Antique Land introduces the various cultures and literatures of the Ancient Near East, including literature originally written in Egyptian, Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hebrew, and Aramaic. The timeframe extends from the invention of writing through the conquest of Alexander the Great. Each chapter includes an overview of the culture, a discussion of literary genres, and descriptions and short analyses of the major literary works. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (523 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-492) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780742563476 0742563472 9786613926241 6613926248 1283613794 9781283613798 |