Writing, Society and Culture in Early Ru

Klappentext This is a comprehensive study of the origins and early uses of Russian writing. Zusammenfassung This is a comprehensive study of the origins and early uses of Russian writing! including analysis of a wide range of writings from a variety of perspectives. The impressive scholarship and idiosyncratic wit of this volume commend it to students and specialists in Russian history and literature alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Graphic Environment: 1. The written remains; 2. Scripts and languages; 3. The changing environment; Part II. Functions and Perceptions of Writing: 4. Writing and social organisation; 5. Writing and learning; 6. Writing and pictures; 7. Writing and magic; 8. Afterword: on the social and cultural dynamics of writing.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Franklin, Simon (Clare College Franklin, Franklin Simon, Franklin Simon
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521129022
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12902-2
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Ukraine, Cultural Studies, Russia, European History, Literacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Belarus, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Belarus (Belorussia), HISTORY / Europe / Ukraine