Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech, Language, and Civilization

The source and nature of earliest speech and civilization are puzzles that have intrigued people for many centuries. This book surveys ancient Greek views on these questions. It discusses the harmonious language of the golden age, the means by which language was first invented, and some ancient "linguists" described by Homer and Herodotus.

About the author

Deborah Levine Gera is Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Classics Department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Summary

The source and nature of earliest speech and civilization are puzzles which have intrigued people for many centuries. This book surveys ancient Greek views on these questions. It discusses the harmonious language of the golden age, the means by which language was first invented, and some ancient 'linguists' described by Homer and Herodotus.

Additional text

this immensely learned and well-organised book will be indispensable.

Product details

• Authors: Deborah Levine Gera, Deborah Levine (Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Classics Department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Gera, Gera Deborah Levine
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2003
• EAN: 9780199256167
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925616-7
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 223 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 418 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Philosophy of Language, History of Ideas, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Ancient Greece, PHILOSOPHY / Language, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Social History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Sociolinguistics, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Social and cultural anthropology, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500