The Virgin and her Lover : Fragments of an Ancient Greek Novel and a Persian Epic Poem /

The Virgin and her Lover : Fragments of an Ancient Greek Novel and a Persian Epic Poem /

Starting from the authors' discovery that the Persian epic poem Vāmiq and ʿAdhrā by ʿUnṣurī (11th century AD) derives from the ancient Greek novel of Mētiokhos and Parthenopē, the book contains critical editions of the Greek and Persian fragments and testimonia, with English translation and com...

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Main Authors: Utas, Bo (Author), Hägg, Tomas (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2003.

Series: Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures ; 30.

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Epic literature, Persian > History and criticism.
Greek literature > History and criticism.

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Call Number: PK6410

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Authors: Thomas Hägg and Bo Utas
  • Abbreviations /
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  • Transcription Systems /
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  • Preface /
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  • List of Illustrations /
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  • Chapter One Introduction /
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  • Chapter Two The Greek Sources /
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  • Chapter Three The Persian Sources /
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  • Chapter Four Transformations of the Text /
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  • Chapter Five Reconstruction of the Plot /
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  • Chapter Six Problems and Challenges /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index of Passages in Greek and Roman Authors /
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  • Index of References to the Greek and Persian Fragments and Testimonia /
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  • General Index /
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