| Voice Into Text: Orality and Literacy in Ancient Greece Contributor(s): Worthington, Ian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004104313 ISBN-13: 9789004104310 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: This volume deals with orality and literacy in ancient Greece and what consideration of these areas yields for that society, its literature, traditions and practices. Individual chapters focus on art, comedy, historiography, oratory, religion, rhetoric, philosophy, poetry, tragedy, and on orality in contemporary cultures (Greek and South African), which have a bearing on the ancient world. By considering such factors as oral elements in various genres and practices and how these have shaped the texts we have today, as well as the extent of literacy and the impact of literacy on oral traditions and on singers/writers, the book presents another insight into ancient Greek society and its people. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 880.900 |
| LCCN: 95041628 |
| Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.56" W x 9.68" (1.39 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume deals with orality and literacy in ancient Greece and what consideration of these areas yields for that society, its literature, traditions and practices. Individual chapters focus on art, comedy, historiography, oratory, religion, rhetoric, philosophy, poetry, tragedy, and on orality in contemporary cultures (Greek and South African), which have a bearing on the ancient world. By considering such factors as oral elements in various genres and practices and how these have shaped the texts we have today, as well as the extent of literacy and the impact of literacy on oral traditions and on singers/writers, the book presents another insight into ancient Greek society and its people. |