Literacy and Orality in Ancient Greece

by Rosalind Thomas

Book Overview

This book explores the role of written and oral communication in Greece and is the first systematic and sustained treatment at this level. It examines the recent theoretical debates about literacy and orality and explores the uses of writing and oral communication, and their interaction, in ancient Greece. It is concerned to set the significance of written and oral communication as much as possible in their social and historical context, and to stress...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521377420
• ISBN13: 9780521377423
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.4"