Indo-European poetry and myth [[electronic resource] /] / M.L. West

• Autore: West M. L (Martin Litchfield), <1937-2015.>
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (540 p.)
• Disciplina: 201.308909
• Soggetto topico: Mythology, Indo-European; Poetry, Ancient - History and criticism; Mythology, Indo-European, in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [505]-510) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; Note on Translations Quoted; Introduction; 1. Poet and Poesy; 2. Phrase and Figure; 3. Gods and Goddesses; 4. Sky and Earth; 5. Sun and Daughter; 6. Storm and Stream; 7. Nymphs and Gnomes; 8. Hymns and Spells; 9. Cosmos and Canon; 10. Mortality and Fame; 11. King and Hero; 12. Arms and the Man; Elegy on an Indo-European Hero; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Indo-Europeans, speakers of the prehistoric parent language from which most European and some Asiatic languages are descended, most probably lived on the Eurasian steppes some five or six thousand years ago. Martin West investigates their traditional mythologies, religions, and poetries, and points to elements of common heritage. In The East Face of Helicon (1997), West showed the extent to which Homeric and other early Greek poetry was influenced by Near Easterntraditions, mainly non-Indo-European. His new book presents a foil to that work by identifying elements of more ancient, Indo-Eur
• Titolo autorizzato: Indo-European poetry and myth
• ISBN: 0-19-955891-4; 1-281-15386-9; 9786611153861; 0-19-156540-7; 0-19-153577-X; 1-4356-2330-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996217844903316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno