{"product_id":"from-hittite-to-homer-mary-r-bachvarova-9780521509794","title":"From Hittite to Homer: The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic","description":"This book provides a groundbreaking reassessment of the prehistory of Homeric epic. It argues that in the Early Iron Age bilingual poets transmitted to the Greeks a set of narrative traditions closely related to the one found at Bronze-Age Hattusa, the Hittite capital. Key drivers for Near Eastern influence on the developing Homeric tradition were the shared practices of supralocal festivals and venerating divinized ancestors, and a shared interest in creating narratives about a legendary past using a few specific storylines: theogonies, genealogies connecting local polities, long-distance travel, destruction of a famous city because it refuses to release captives, and trying to overcome death when confronted with the loss of a dear companion. Professor Bachvarova concludes by providing a fresh explanation of the origins and significance of the Greco-Anatolian legend of Troy, thereby offering a new solution to the long-debated question of the historicity of the Trojan War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary R. Bachvarova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521509793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521509794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.07h x 7.05w x 1.39d","brand":"Mary R. Bachvarova","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119809065215,"sku":"9780521509794","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dff84256-8545-4249-8603-67b63b22ed3d.jpg?v=1687411045","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-hittite-to-homer-mary-r-bachvarova-9780521509794","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}