Oral tradition and written record in classical Athens:

Despite its written literature, ancient Greece was in many ways an oral society. This is the first serious attempt to study the implications of this view. Dr Thomas stresses the coexistence of literacy and oral tradition in Greece and examines their character and interaction. Concentrating on the pl...

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Main Author: Thomas, Rosalind 1959- (Author)
Format: Thesis Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 1989
Series:Cambridge studies in oral and literate culture 18
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Summary:Despite its written literature, ancient Greece was in many ways an oral society. This is the first serious attempt to study the implications of this view. Dr Thomas stresses the coexistence of literacy and oral tradition in Greece and examines their character and interaction. Concentrating on the plentiful evidence from Classical Athens, she shows how the use of writing developed only gradually and under the influence of the previous oral communication. Drawing on anthropological discussion, the author isolates different types of Athenian oral tradition, building up a picture of Athens' traditions about its past and examining why they changed and disappeared. This study provides crucial insights into the methods and achievements of the Greek historians. It also has major implications for the interpretation of ancient literacy
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Erscheinungsjahr des E-Books: 2009
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 321 S.)
ISBN:9780511597404
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511597404

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