Ancient Literacy

W. V. Harris provides the first thorough exploration of the levels, types, and functions of literacy in the classical world, from the invention of the Greek alphabet about 800 B.C. down to the fifth century A.D.

Sommario

Part 1 Introduction: levels of Greek and Roman literacy; the functions of literacy in the Graeco-Roman world. Part 2 The literacy and illiteracy of the Greeks: the spread of literacy in archaic times; the classical growth of literacy and its limits; the Hellenistic state and elementary education. Part 3 Literacy and illiteracy in the Roman world;: archaic Italy and the middle Republic; the late Republic and the High Empire, 100 B.C.-250 A.D.; literacy in late antiquity.

Info autore

William V. Harris is Shepherd Professor of History at Columbia University and Director of the Center for the Ancient Mediterranean.

Riassunto

W. V. Harris provides the first thorough exploration of the levels, types, and functions of literacy in the classical world, from the invention of the Greek alphabet about 800 B.C. down to the fifth century A.D.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Harris, William V. Harris, William Vernon Harris, Harris William V.
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.09.1991
• EAN: 9780674033818
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03381-8
• Pagine: 406
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, Literacy, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literacy (Theories of reading and writing)