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Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011
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- Title
- From an Antique Land: An Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Literature
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0742543358
- ISBN 13
- 9780742543355
- Item weight
- 1.9 pounds
From an Antique Land introduces the various cultures and literatures of the Ancient Near East, including literature originally written in Egyptian, Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hebrew, and Aramaic. The timeframe extends from the invention of writing through the conquest of Alexander the Great. Each chapter includes an overview of the culture, a discussion of literary genres, and descriptions and short analyses of the major literary works.
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About the Author
Carl S. Ehrlich is professor of Hebrew Bible at York University in Toronto.
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