ISBN:
9789047420538
,
9047420535
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 317 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne: Supplements Volume 287
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne: Supplements
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Dissertation note:
Dissertation Oxford University 2005
DDC:
398.962
Keywords:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
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Proverbs, Egyptian
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Proverbs, Greek
;
Spreekwoorden
;
Grieks
;
Egyptisch
;
Griechisch
;
Proverbs, Egyptian History and criticism
;
Proverbs, Greek History and criticism
;
Griechisch
;
Sprichwort
;
Demotisch
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Demotisch
;
Sprichwort
;
Griechisch
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Acknowledgements; Foreword; List of Abbreviations; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. The Egyptian and Greek Corpus; Chapter Three. The Language and Classification of the Proverbs; Chapter Four. The Monopartite Proverbs; Chapter Five. The Bipartite and Multipartite Proverbs; Chapter Six. The Style and Semantics of the Proverbs; Chapter Seven. The Proverbs and their Collections; Chapter Eight. Summary of Similarities and Differences, and Conclusions; Appendix A. List of Proverbs Omitted from the Analysis; Appendix B. List of Structural Models with Further Examples
,
Drawing on proverbs and proverb-like sentences found in Ancient Egyptian and Greek wisdom collections, this book offers an insight into the literary production of these two Mediterranean civilizations, comparing their manner of conveying timeless wisdom and reconsidering the status of their cultural contact
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9789004160583.i-320
