From Hittite to Homer: The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic

Synopsis

Introduction -- Hurro-hittite Narrative Song At Hattusa -- Gilgamesh At Hattusa: Written Texts And Oral Traditions -- The Hurro-hittite Ritual Context Of Gilgamesh At Hattusa -- The Plot Of The Song Of Release -- The Place Of The Song Of Release In Its Eastern Mediterranean Context -- The Function And Prehistory Of The Song Of Release -- Sargon The Great: From History To Myth -- Long-distance Interactions: Theory, Practice, And Myth -- Festivals: A Milieu For Cultural Contact -- The Context Of Epic In Late Bronze And Early Iron Age Greece -- Cyprus As A Source Of Syro-anatolian Epic In The Early Iron Age -- Cultural Contact In Late Bronze Age Western Anatolia -- Continuity Of Memory At Troy And In Anatolia -- The History Of The Homeric Tradition -- The Layers Of Anatolian Influence In The Iliad. Mary R. Bachvarova. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.