| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 317 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Mnemosyne,
0169-8958 ;
v. 287
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 287.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Proverbs, Egyptian -- History and criticism.
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Proverbs, Egyptian. |
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Proverbs, Greek -- History and criticism.
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Proverbs, Greek. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lazaridis, Nikolaos, 1977- Wisdom in loose form. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007 (DLC) 2007298255 |
| ISBN |
9789047420538 (electronic book) |
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9047420535 (electronic book) |
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9789004160583 |
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9004160582 |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004160583.i-320 |
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