{"product_id":"writing-and-the-origins-of-greek-literature-hardback-9780521782067","title":"Writing and the Origins of Greek Literature (Hardback) 9780521782067","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWriting and the Origins of Greek Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines the contribution of the alphabetic revolution to the genesis of archaic Greek literature.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarry B. Powell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521782067, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 December 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages, 56 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.4 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … a powerful and original book …' Ancient West \u0026amp; East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProfessor Powell ties the origin and nature of archaic Greek literature to the special technology of Greek alphabetic writing. In building his model he presents chapters on specialized topics - text, orality, myth, literacy, tradition and memorization - and then shows how such special topics relate to larger issues of cultural transmission from East to West. Several chapters are devoted to the theory and history of writing, its definition and general nature as well as such individual developments as semasiography and logosyllabography, Chinese writing and the West Semitic family of syllabaries. He shows how the Greek alphabet put an end to the multiliteralism of Eastern traditions of writing, and how the recording of Homer and other early epic poetry cannot be separated from the alphabetic revolution. Finally, he explains how the creation of Greek alphabetic texts demoticized Greek myth and encouraged many free creations of new myths based on Eastern images.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: building models like a wigwam\u003cbr\u003e 2. Text\u003cbr\u003e 3. Orality and genre\u003cbr\u003e 4. Myth\u003cbr\u003e 5. Literacy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Tradition\u003cbr\u003e 7. Memorization\u003cbr\u003e 8. M. L. West and the Eastern origins of Greek tradition\u003cbr\u003e 9. Cultural transmission by literate means in the Near East\u003cbr\u003e 10. Writing: general\u003cbr\u003e 11. Writing: semasiography and logosyllabography\u003cbr\u003e 12. Writing: the Chinese enigma\u003cbr\u003e 13. Oral and written in the land between the rivers\u003cbr\u003e 14. Oral and written in the Valley of the Nile\u003cbr\u003e 15. The West Semitic revolution\u003cbr\u003e 16. The invention of the Greek alphabet and the end of multiliteralism\u003cbr\u003e 17. Where does Homer fit in the alphabetic revolution?\u003cbr\u003e 18. The aoidos in context\u003cbr\u003e 19. Aoidic innovation in myth: stories from pots\u003cbr\u003e 20. Summary and conclusions: early Greek literature in context\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e], Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265079660824,"sku":"9780521782067","price":73.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521782067i.jpg?v=1692019280","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/writing-and-the-origins-of-greek-literature-hardback-9780521782067","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}