Baal and the Politics of Poetry (Hardcover)

Baal and the Politics of Poetry provides a thoroughly new interpretation of the Ugaritic Baal Cycle that simultaneously inaugurates an innovative approach to studying ancient Near Eastern literature within the political context of its production. The book argues that the poem, written in the last decades of the Bronze Age, takes aim at the reigning political-theological norms of its day and uses the depiction of a divine world to educate its audience about the nature of human politics. By attuning ourselves to the specific historical context of this one poem, we can develop more nuanced appreciation of how poetry, politics, and religion have interacted-in antiquity, and beyond.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Ancient Word
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Aaron Tugendhaft
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	166
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-06362-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-138-06362-2
Barcode:	9781138063624

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