| Weapons of Words: Intertextual Competition in Babylonian Poetry: A Study of Anzû, Enūma Elis, and Erra and Isum Contributor(s): Wisnom, Selena (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004412964 ISBN-13: 9789004412965 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $191.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Ancient - General - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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: Anz , Enūma elis, and Erra and Isum. 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. |