The Textualization of the Greek Alphabet

Roger D. (State University of New York, Buffalo) Woodard

Cambridge University Press, 2014

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This book demonstrates that the earliest Greek users of the alphabet conceived of themselves as participants in a performance phenomenon - in the manner of the oral poets - when they wrote. This book offers a compelling interpretation for the concomitant demise of extemporaneous oral poetic composition and the rise of the alphabet.

ISBN-13
9781107028111
ISBN-10
1107028116
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
Publication date
2014-03-24
Pages
384
Dimensions
235x162x27
Weight
676