Textualization of the greek alphabet, the
Auteur :
Woodard, Roger D.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107028111
Date de publication :
24 mars 2014
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.