Disputation literature in the Near East and beyond / edited by Enrique Jiménez and Catherine Mittermayer

• Superior document: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records volume 25
• VerfasserIn: Disputation Poems in the Near East and Beyond. Ancient and Modern Veranstaltung Madrid; 4000 mille ans de disputes: de l'Orient à l'Occident Veranstaltung 2018 Genf
• HerausgeberIn: Jiménez, Enrique 1985-; Mittermayer, Catherine 1975-
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin : De Gruyter, [2020]
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English; French
• Series: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records volume 25
• Classification: 17.80 - Literarische Gattungen: Allgemeines; 17.93 - Literarische Stoffe. literarische Motive. literarische Themen; 18.00 - Einzelne Sprachen und Literaturen allgemein
• Physical Description: VII, 470 Seiten; Illustrationen, Diagramme; 24 cm, 813 g
• Notes: Enthält Literaturangaben; "The volume contains the proceedings of two consecutive international conferences, in Madrid (2017) and Geneva (2018). The first, entitled "Disputation Poems in the Near East and Beyond. Ancient and Modern", was organized by Enrique Jiménez at Universidad Complutense (Madrid) on 12-13 July 2017. ... The second conference, entitled "4000 mille ans de disputes: de l'Orient à l'Occident", was organized by Catherine Mittermayer at Université de Genève on 15-16 February 2018" (Seite 7)
• ISBN: 9781501517075; 1501517074
• ac_no: AC15763220
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Enrique Jiménez and Catherine Mittermayer

Disputation literature is a type of text in which usually two non-human entities (such as trees, animals, drinks, or seasons) try to establish their superiority over each other by means of a series of speeches written in an elaborate, flowery register. As opposed to other dialogue literature, in disputation texts there is no serious matter at stake only the preeminence of one of the litigants over its rival. These light-hearted texts are known in virtually every culture that flourished in the Middle East from Antiquity to the present day, and they constitute one of the most enduring genres in world literature. The present volume collects over twenty contributions on disputation literature by a diverse group of world-renowned scholars. From ancient Sumer to modern-day Bahrain, from Egyptian to Neo-Aramaic, including Latin, French, Middle English, Armenian, Chinese and Japanese, the chapters of this book study the multiple avatars of this venerable text type