Style and form in old-Babylonian literary texts / / Nathan Wasserman.
Basing himself on a careful study of all hitherto published (and some unpublished) Old-Babylonian literary texts - roughly 270 different compositions of all literary genres - Dr. Wasserman systematically leads the reader to a number of insightful conclusions regarding distinctive style and outstandi...
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Superior document: | Cuneiform Monographs ; 27 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Brill,, [2003] ©2003 |
Year of Publication: | 2003 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Cuneiform Monographs ;
27. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Summary: | Basing himself on a careful study of all hitherto published (and some unpublished) Old-Babylonian literary texts - roughly 270 different compositions of all literary genres - Dr. Wasserman systematically leads the reader to a number of insightful conclusions regarding distinctive style and outstanding features of the Old-Babylonian literary system (as opposed to everyday texts, such as letters). The three opening chapters - Hendiadys, Tamyīz , and Damqam-īnim - are mainly concerned with syntax, but also connections with inalienability , a semantic issue. Chapter four and five, Merismus and Simile , focus on semantics (though also including word order). The last chapter, Rhyming Couplets , is fully devoted to form, with elaborations on such semantic problems as performative speech acts. The concluding pages delineate the contours of the Old-Babylonian literary system; genres and 'genre-families', the dichotomy between oral and written traditions, and the distinction between learned and popular literature. With a detailed catalogue of all known literary Old-Babylonian compositions. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9004496661 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Nathan Wasserman. |