Ebook: The Shape of Stories: Narrative Structures in Cuneiform Literature
- Series: Cuneiform Monographs, 54
- Year: 2023
- Publisher: Brill
- Language: English
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How were narratives composed in the ancient Near East? What patterns and principles, constraints and considerations guided the shaping of cuneiform stories? The study of narrative structures has emerged as a promising approach to the textual heritage of the cuneiform world. Engaging with practically any ancient text--whether literary, historical, or religious--requires some understanding of the narrative forms that shaped their content. This volume gives researchers the tools to better understand those form, illustrating each approach to narrative analysis with a case study from the cultures of the ancient Near East: Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Hittite.
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