Phrasikleia :: an anthropology of reading in ancient Greece /

First published in French in 1988, this extraordinary book traces the meaning and function of reading from its very beginnings in Greek oral culture through the development of silent reading. One of the most haunting early examples of Greek alphabetical writing appears on the life-sized Archaic fune...

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Main Author: Svenbro, Jesper, 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1993.
Series:Myth and poetics.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:First published in French in 1988, this extraordinary book traces the meaning and function of reading from its very beginnings in Greek oral culture through the development of silent reading. One of the most haunting early examples of Greek alphabetical writing appears on the life-sized Archaic funerary statue of a young girl. The inscription speaks for Phrasikleia, who "shall always be called maiden," for she has received this name from the gods instead of marriage
Item Description:Translation of: Phrasikleia : anthropologie de la lecture en Grèce ancienne.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501717680
1501717685

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