Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens
Scholars are becoming increasingly aware that, despite its written literature, ancient Greece was in many aspects an oral society. In the first major attempt to study the implications of this discovery, Dr. Thomas stresses the coexistence of literacy and oral tradition in Greece and examines their interaction. Concentrating on the plentiful evidence of Classical Athens, she shows how the use of writing developed only gradually and under the influence of the previous oral communications. Using insights from anthropology, the author isolates different types of Athenian oral tradition, constructing a picture of Athenian traditions and exploring…
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- ISBN: 978-0-521-35025-9
- EAN: 9780521350259
- Produktnummer: 9446885
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.4 cm 670 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 670
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