Nikolaos Lazaridis

Gebundenes Buch

Wisdom in Loose Form

The Language of Egyptian and Greek Proverbs in Collections of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods

Beschreibung

Drawing on proverbs and proverb-like sentences found in Ancient Egyptian and Greek wisdom collections, this book offers an original 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.

Autor

Nikolaos L. Lazaridis, D.Phil. (2005) in Oriental Studies, Merton College, Oxford University, is currently lecturing at the American University in Cairo. He has written extensively on ancient wisdom and cultural interaction including The Challenge of Producing Proverbs in Demotic and Greek (Oxford).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 169mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 738g
• ISBN-13: 9789004160583
• ISBN-10: 9004160582
• Artikelnr.: 22905585