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Language and Cosmos in Greece and Mesopotamia by Jacobo Myerston (2023, Hardcover)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101009289926

ISBN-139781009289924

eBay Product ID (ePID)8058373341

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Book TitleLanguage and Cosmos in Greece and Mesopotamia

Number of Pages228 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicAncient & Classical

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism

AuthorJacobo Myerston

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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LCCN2023-011810

Reviews'I hold this book in high regard for its innovative approach. It ventures beyond the territory of Babylonian-Greek cultural exchanges to chart the journey of a singular idea across these two civilizations. This approach not only uncovers shared interests and similar ways of engaging with these interests across cultural variations but also illuminates the often-neglected field of language theory in Assyriology. This exploration is enlightening and engaging, suggesting that applying similar methodologies to other concepts and theories could reveal further commonalities between ancient cultures.' Lucrezia Menicatti, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Dewey Edition23/eng/20230511

Dewey Decimal401

Table Of Content1. Babylonian Theories of Language; 2 Language and Cosmos in the Epic of Creation; 3. Hesiod, Language, and the Names of Ishtar; 4. Orpheus' Cosmic Names.

SynopsisA ground-breaking analysis of the origins of Western linguistic thought, exploring how ancient Greek and Mesopotamian thinkers saw the relationship between human symbols and the universe. By examining neglected primary sources, the book offers fresh reconstructions of how these thinkers conceived the interrelation of language and reality., Theorizing about language and its place in the world began long before Plato and Aristotle. In this book, Jacobo Myerston traces the trajectories of various proto-linguistic traditions that circulated between Greece and Mesopotamia before the institutionalization of Greek philosophy. By following the threads of transcultural conversations, the author shows the impact of Mesopotamian semantics and hermeneutics on early Greek thinkers. He reconstructs the Greek appropriation of Mesopotamian semantics while arguing that, despite geographical distance and cultural constraints, the Greeks adopted and transformed Babylonian cosmological and linguistic concepts in a process leading to new discoveries. This book covers conceptions of signification present in cuneiform word lists, esoteric syllabaries, commentaries, literary texts like Enuma elish, Gilgamesh, Hesiod's Theogony, and the Homeric Hymns as well as the philosophical commentary preserved in the Derveni papyrus.

LC Classification NumberP63