Written texts and the rise of literate culture in ancient Greece /
Written texts and the rise of literate culture in ancient Greece /
edited by Harvey Yunis.
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- 1 online resource (x, 262 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-253) and index.
Why written texts? / From letters to literature : reading the "Song culture" of classical Greece / Writing religion : inscribed texts, ritual authority, and the religious discourse of the polis / Letters of the law : written texts in archaic Greek law / Writing, law, and legal practice in the Athenian courts / Literacy and the charlatan in ancient Greek medicine / Literacy in Greek and Chinese science : some comparative issues / Writing philosophy : prose and poetry from Thales to Plato / Prose performance texts : Epideixis and written publication in the late fifth and early fourth centuries / Writing for reading : Thucydides, Plato, and the emergence of the critical reader / Reflecting on writing and culture : Theocritus and the style of cultural change / Harvey Yunis -- Andrew Ford -- Albert Henrichs -- Michael Gagarin -- David Cohen -- Lesley Dean-Jones -- Geoffrey Lloyd -- Charles H. Kahn -- Rosalind Thomas -- Harvey Yunis -- Richard Hunter.
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From the sixth through the fourth centuries BCE, the landmark developments of Greek culture were accompanied by an explosive growth in the use of written texts. This book considers how writing, reading, and disseminating texts led to new ways of thinking and new forms of expression and behaviour.
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2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English.
9780511064067 (electronic bk.) 0511064063 (electronic bk.) 051107252X 9780511072529 9780511497803 (ebook) 0511497806 (ebook) 1280415207 9781280415203 9786610415205 661041520X 1107131855 9781107131859 0511179685 9780511179686 1139147595 9781139147590 0511057733 9780511057731 0511306628 9780511306624 0521039150 9780521039154 (paperback)
MYILIB_CUp
Greek literature--History and criticism.
Written communication--History.--Greece
Language and culture--History.--Greece
Greek language--Written Greek.
Transmission of texts--Greece.
Literacy--History.--Greece
Littérature grecque--Histoire et critique.
Communication écrite--Histoire.--Grèce
Langage et culture--Histoire.--Grèce
Grec (Langue)--Grec écrit.
Transmission de textes--Grèce.
Alphabétisation--Histoire.--Grèce
LITERARY CRITICISM--Ancient & Classical.
Civilization.
Greek language--Written Greek.
Greek literature.
Language and culture.
Literacy.
Transmission of texts.
Written communication.
Schriftlichkeit
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Tekst.
Alfabetisme.
Griekse oudheid.
Greece--Civilization.
Grèce--Civilisation.
Greece.
Griechenland
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PA3009 / .W75 2003eb
880.9/001
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-253) and index.
Why written texts? / From letters to literature : reading the "Song culture" of classical Greece / Writing religion : inscribed texts, ritual authority, and the religious discourse of the polis / Letters of the law : written texts in archaic Greek law / Writing, law, and legal practice in the Athenian courts / Literacy and the charlatan in ancient Greek medicine / Literacy in Greek and Chinese science : some comparative issues / Writing philosophy : prose and poetry from Thales to Plato / Prose performance texts : Epideixis and written publication in the late fifth and early fourth centuries / Writing for reading : Thucydides, Plato, and the emergence of the critical reader / Reflecting on writing and culture : Theocritus and the style of cultural change / Harvey Yunis -- Andrew Ford -- Albert Henrichs -- Michael Gagarin -- David Cohen -- Lesley Dean-Jones -- Geoffrey Lloyd -- Charles H. Kahn -- Rosalind Thomas -- Harvey Yunis -- Richard Hunter.
Use copy
From the sixth through the fourth centuries BCE, the landmark developments of Greek culture were accompanied by an explosive growth in the use of written texts. This book considers how writing, reading, and disseminating texts led to new ways of thinking and new forms of expression and behaviour.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9780511064067 (electronic bk.) 0511064063 (electronic bk.) 051107252X 9780511072529 9780511497803 (ebook) 0511497806 (ebook) 1280415207 9781280415203 9786610415205 661041520X 1107131855 9781107131859 0511179685 9780511179686 1139147595 9781139147590 0511057733 9780511057731 0511306628 9780511306624 0521039150 9780521039154 (paperback)
MYILIB_CUp
Greek literature--History and criticism.
Written communication--History.--Greece
Language and culture--History.--Greece
Greek language--Written Greek.
Transmission of texts--Greece.
Literacy--History.--Greece
Littérature grecque--Histoire et critique.
Communication écrite--Histoire.--Grèce
Langage et culture--Histoire.--Grèce
Grec (Langue)--Grec écrit.
Transmission de textes--Grèce.
Alphabétisation--Histoire.--Grèce
LITERARY CRITICISM--Ancient & Classical.
Civilization.
Greek language--Written Greek.
Greek literature.
Language and culture.
Literacy.
Transmission of texts.
Written communication.
Schriftlichkeit
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Tekst.
Alfabetisme.
Griekse oudheid.
Greece--Civilization.
Grèce--Civilisation.
Greece.
Griechenland
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PA3009 / .W75 2003eb
880.9/001