From Hittite to Homer : The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic

This book takes a bold new approach to the prehistory of Homeric epic. It argues that the Near Eastern influence on early Greek hexameter poetry primarily came from a single Syro-Anatolian tradition of oral narrative song, which included the Song of Gilgamesh and the Kumarbi Cycle, starting in the eleventh century BCE.

• | : Mary R. Bachvarova (Willamette University, Oregon)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 10, 2020
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 689 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1108994105
• | ISBN-13: 9781108994101