Literacy and Orality in Ancient Greece

Klappentext Explores the role of written and oral communication in Greece. Zusammenfassung This book explores the role of written and oral communication in Greece and is the first systematic and sustained treatment at this level. It examines the recent theoretical debates about literacy and orality and explores the uses of writing and oral communication! and their interaction! in ancient Greece. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Literacy and orality; 3. Oral poetry; 4. The coming of the alphabet: literacy and oral communication in archaic Greece; 5. Beyond the rationalist view of writing: between 'literate' and 'oral'; 6. Orality, performance, and memorial; 7. Literacy and the state: the profusion of writing; Epilogue: the Roman world; Bibliographical essay; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Rosalind Thomas, Rosalind (Royal Holloway Thomas
• Assisted by: P. A. Cartledge (Editor), P. D. a. Garnsey (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.1992
• EAN: 9780521377423
• ISBN: 978-0-521-37742-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories