Mary R Bachvarova: 1 book
From Hittite to Homer
The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
This book provides a groundbreaking reassessment of the prehistory of Homeric epic. It argues that in the Early Iron Age bilingual poets transmitted to the Greeks a set of narrative traditions closely related to the one found at Bronze-Age Hattusa, the Hittite capital. Key drivers for Near Eastern...
