TY  - BOOK
AU  - Helle,Sophus
AU  - Konstantopoulos,Gina
TI  - The Shape of Stories: Narrative Structures in Cuneiform Literature 
T2  - Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2023
SN  - 9789004537149
AV  - PJ3771.G5 
U1  - 892.1 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Epic poetry
KW  - Middle Eastern literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Poetry
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material; Sophus Helle and Gina Konstantopoulos -- Copyright Page; Sophus Helle and Gina Konstantopoulos -- Notes on Contributors; Sophus Helle and Gina Konstantopoulos -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Narratology and Cuneiform Cultures; Sophus Helle and Gina Konstantopoulos -- Chapter 2 Recurrent Structures in the Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle; Alhena Gadotti -- Chapter 3 Transition and Cohesion in the Tale of Zalpa; Robert Marineau -- Chapter 4 Unreliable Foreshadowing in Divine Predictions; Louise Pryke -- Chapter 5 Tablets as Narrative Episodes in Babylonian Poetry; Sophus Helle -- Chapter 6 Dynamics of Repetition in Akkadian Literature; Selena Wisnom -- Chapter 7 Charting Emotional Structure in Cuneiform Literature; Gina Konstantopoulos -- Chapter 8 Representing Time in the Kiutu Incantation-Prayers; Beatrice Baragli -- Chapter 9 Historical Explanation in the Babylonian Chronicles; Ben Dewar -- Chapter 10 The ''Prehistory" of the Sumerian King List and Its Narrative Residue; Gösta Gabriel -- Chapter 11 Blank Space: Akkadian Metapoetics in the Bel-etir Narrative; Claudio Sansone -- Chapter 12 In Search Of Dumuzi: An Introduction to Hylistic Narratology; Annette Zgoll , Bénédicte Cuperly , and Annika Cöster-Gilbert -- Index; Sophus Helle and Gina Konstantopoulos
N2  - How were narratives composed in the ancient Near East? What patterns and principles, constraints and considerations guided the shaping of cuneiform stories? The study of narrative structures has emerged as a promising approach to the textual heritage of the cuneiform world. Engaging with practically any ancient text - whether literary, historical, or religious - requires some understanding of the narrative forms that shaped their content. This volume gives researchers the tools to better understand those form, illustrating each approach to narrative analysis with a case study from the cultures of the ancient Near East: Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Hittite.
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004539761
ER  -