Wisdom in loose form : the language of Egyptian and Greek proverbs in collections of the Hellenistic and Roman periods / / by Nikolaos Lazaridis.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, v. 287
• Author: Lazaridis, Nikolaos, 1977-
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 287.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book examines Ancient Egyptian and Greek proverbs, as they are found in wisdom collections, circulating in Egypt and Greece of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Its examination compares the proverbs’ grammar, structure, style, theme and usage within the collections. This multi-leveled comparison results in the indentification of a great number of similarities and differences that are interpreted in cultural terms, that is, through their association with the cultural context of production and usage of the proverbs. Hence this study offers an original insight into the literary production in Ancient Egypt and Greece, comparing the manner Egyptian and Greek authors conveyed timeless wisdom and reconsidering the status of cultural contact between these two ancient Mediterranean civilizations.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter One. Introduction / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Two. The egyptian and greek corpus / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Three. The language and classification of the proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Four. The monopartite proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Five. The bipartite and multipartite proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Six. The style and semantics of the proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Seven. The proverbs and their collections / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Eight. Summary of similarities and differences, and conclusions / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix A. List of proverbs omitted from the analysis / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix B. List of structural models with further examples / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix C. Examples of semantic parallels / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix D. Further examples of themes / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix E. List of examples quoted in the analysis / N.L. Lazaridis -- Bibliography / N.L. Lazaridis -- General index / N.L. Lazaridis.