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Quid Shmuel cum Homero ? Greek Culture and Early Yiddish Epic
Author(s) -
Frakes Jerold C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
literature compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 1741-4113
DOI - 10.1111/lic3.12157
Subject(s) - epic , yiddish , literature , ancient greek , history , art , judaism , archaeology
The conceptual connections between early Yiddish epic and ancient Greek epic, especially in the works of Homer are striking, even in the absence of evidence of direct influence. Those connections are explored here.