Disputation Literature In The Near East And Beyond (Studies In Ancient Near Eastern Records (Saner))

Disputation literature is a type of text in which usually two non-human entities (such as trees and animals) vie over their respective merits in a series of elaborate, flowery speeches. Known in virtually every Middle Eastern culture from Antiquity to the present day, it represents one of the most enduring genres in world literature. The present volume collects over twenty contributions on disputation literature by a diverse group of world-renowned scholars. From ancient Sumer to modern-day Bahrain, from Egyptian to Neo-Aramaic, including Latin, French, Middle English, Armenian, Chinese and Japanese, the chapters of this book study the multiple avatars of this venerable text type.

• | Author: Enrique Jiménez|Catherine Mittermayer
• | Publisher: De Gruyter
• | Publication Date: Jul 04, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 470 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1501527258
• | ISBN-13: 9781501527258