Rhythm and expression in akkadian poetry

My aim for this article is to resuscitate the proposal by von Soden that Akkadian poetry uses two core rhythmical elements, the trochee and the amphibrach. After a discussion of previous treatments of metre and rhythm in Akkadian poetry and of the rules of stress in the Akkadian language, I proceed...

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Main Author: Helle, Sophus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2014
In: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Year: 2014, Volume: 104, Issue: 1, Pages: 56-73
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