{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-ancient-greek-hardback-9781405149259","title":"A Brief History of Ancient Greek (Hardback) 9781405149259","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Brief History of Ancient Greek\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Ancient Greek,\u003c\/i\u003e Stephen Colvin provides a lucid, authoritative, and highly engaging introduction to the first two thousand years of the Greek language.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eBrent Vine, UCLA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Colvin's history is authoritative and elegantly written, elucidating a great deal of complicated material with minimal fuss.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eJoshua T. Katz, Princeton University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A thoroughly well-informed, lucid, and sensitive presentation of the history of ancient Greek: this book is clear, accessible, and at the same time admirably careful with facts, concepts, and debates.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePhilomen Probert , Wolfson College, Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Colvin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405149259, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 1.8 cm, 0.449 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BRIEF HISTORY OF Ancient Greek\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttested since the fourteenth century BC, and still spoken today by over 10 million people, Greek has been one of the most influential languages in human history. English, Spanish, French, Russian, and Arabic are among the many languages to have borrowed key terms and concepts from Greek.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Ancient Greek\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader through the history of this ancient language from its Indo-European beginnings right up to the present day, and explains key relationships between the language and literature of the Classical period (500–300 bc). The development of the language is also related to the social and political context, in line with modern sociolinguistic thought. The book reflects the latest scholarship on subjects such as \u003ci\u003ekoine\u003c\/i\u003e Greek, and the relationship between literary and vernacular Greek.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll Greek is transliterated and translated where appropriate, so that the text is accessible to readers who know little or no Greek, including scholars and students who require an accessible overview of the history of the language, or linguists and professionals who need a quick source of data and background information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Indo-European Beginnings 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 An Aegean Co-Production 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Mycenean Greek 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Dark Ages 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Alphabet 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Greek Dialects 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Homer and the Epic Tradition 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Language of Greek Poetry 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Bare Words: The Start of a Common Language 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Greek to Romaic and Back 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Greek Alphabet and Pronunciation 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Symbols 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 211\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language: reference \u0026amp; general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: reference \u0026amp; general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20reference%20\u0026amp;%20general%20%5BCB%5D%22\"\u003eCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437774106904,"sku":"9781405149259","price":70.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405149259.jpg?v=1784939284","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-brief-history-of-ancient-greek-hardback-9781405149259","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}