Weapons of Words : Intertextual Competition in Babylonian Poetry
A Study of <i>Anzû</i>, <i>enūma Elis</i>, and <i>Erra and Isum</i>
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Word Count
70,000 words, Guess
Page Count
280 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139789004412965
- ISBN-109004412964
- Library of Congress Control Number2019034058
- OCLC Control Number1120787285
- Better World Books9789004412965
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- Open LibraryOL34939659M
Classifications
- LCCPJ3761.W57 2019
- LCCPJ3761 .W57 2020
Description
"In Weapons of Words: Intertextual Competition in Babylonian Poetry Selena Wisnom offers an in-depth literary study of three poems central to Babylonian culture: Anzû, Enūma eliš, and Erra and Išum. Fundamentally interconnected, each poem strives to out-do its predecessors and competes to establish its protagonist, its ideals, and its poetics as superior to those that came before them. The first of its kind in Assyriology, Weapons of Words explores the rich nuances of these poems by unravelling complex networks of allusion. Through a sophisticated analysis of literary techniques, Selena Wisnom traces developments in the Akkadian poetic tradition and demonstrates that intertextual readings are essential for a deeper understanding of Mesopotamian literature"--
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