By Nathan Wasserman
Basing himself on a cautious research of all hitherto released (and a few unpublished) Old-Babylonian literary texts - approximately 270 various compositions of all literary genres - Dr. Wasserman systematically leads the reader to a couple of insightful conclusions concerning specific variety and striking beneficial properties of the Old-Babylonian literary process (as against daily texts, akin to letters). the 3 beginning chapters - "Hendiadys, Tamy?z," and "Damqam-?nim" - are in general involved in syntax, but in addition connections with "inalienability," a semantic factor. bankruptcy 4 and 5, "Merismus" and "Simile," specialise in semantics (though additionally together with be aware order). The final bankruptcy, "Rhyming Couplets," is totally dedicated to shape, with gildings on such semantic difficulties as performative speech acts. The concluding pages delineate the contours of the Old-Babylonian literary method; genres and 'genre-families', the dichotomy among oral and written traditions, and the excellence among discovered and well known literature. With an in depth catalogue of all identified literary Old-Babylonian compositions.
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