The World's Oldest Literature: Studies in Sumerian Belles-Lettres Hardcover - 2009
by William W. Hallo
From the rear cover
Literature begins at Sumer, we may say. Given that this ancient crossroads of tin and copper produced not only bronze and the entire Bronze Age, but also by neccesity, the first system of record-keeping and the technique of writing. Scribal schools served to propogate the new technique and their curriculum grew to create, preserve and transmit all manner of creative poetry. In a lifetime of research, the author has studied multiple aspects of this most ancient literary oeuvre, including such questions as chronology and bilingualism, as well as contributing fundamental insights into specific genres such as proverbs, letter-prayers and lamentations. In addition, he has drawn conclusions for the comparative or contextual approach to biblical literature. His studies, widely scattered in diverse publications for nearly fifty years, are here assembled in convenient one-volume format, made more user-friendly by extensive cross-references and indices.
Details
- Title The World's Oldest Literature: Studies in Sumerian Belles-Lettres
- Author William W. Hallo
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 800
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date 2009
- ISBN 9789004173811 / 9004173811
- Weight 3.08 lbs (1.40 kg)
- Dimensions 9.6 x 6.7 x 1.7 in (24.38 x 17.02 x 4.32 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Historical
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009003310
- Dewey Decimal Code 899.950
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Citations
- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2010, Page 254