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Voices from the Clay

Silvestro Fiore

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Description:The main object of this study is the Semitic poetry of ancient Mesopotamia. The literary part of the book is preceded by a sketch of the cultural background upon which epical and speculative poems have been projected. The first chapter provides, in a rapid survey of prehistory and history, the framework of exterior events that determined the ethnical as well as the political development in the "Land of the Two Rivers." The second chapter attempts to present the spiritual conceptions, including religion, kingship, and the mythopoeic precursors of science: magic and divination. The third chapter briefly introduces the system of cuneiform script, instrument of literary expression, and surveys pictorial art, complementary discipline of writing in the domain of iconographic testimony. The second part of the book deals with the poems themselves; the text of each single opus is accompanied by a detailed, step-by-step comment which takes into account the spiritual background and the mythical implications of the compositions. The conclusion considers the continuance of the Assyro-Babylonian heritage in the civilizations of the East Mediterranean, with particular emphasis on Hellas.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Voices from the Clay. To get started finding Voices from the Clay, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 254

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Release: 1965

ISBN: 0806106603

Description: The main object of this study is the Semitic poetry of ancient Mesopotamia. The literary part of the book is preceded by a sketch of the cultural background upon which epical and speculative poems have been projected. The first chapter provides, in a rapid survey of prehistory and history, the framework of exterior events that determined the ethnical as well as the political development in the "Land of the Two Rivers." The second chapter attempts to present the spiritual conceptions, including religion, kingship, and the mythopoeic precursors of science: magic and divination. The third chapter briefly introduces the system of cuneiform script, instrument of literary expression, and surveys pictorial art, complementary discipline of writing in the domain of iconographic testimony. The second part of the book deals with the poems themselves; the text of each single opus is accompanied by a detailed, step-by-step comment which takes into account the spiritual background and the mythical implications of the compositions. The conclusion considers the continuance of the Assyro-Babylonian heritage in the civilizations of the East Mediterranean, with particular emphasis on Hellas.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Voices from the Clay. To get started finding Voices from the Clay, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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