Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens - Couverture rigide

Thomas, Rosalind

 
9780521350259: Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521350255 ISBN 13 : 9780521350259
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1989

Synopsis

Despite its written literature, ancient Greece was in many ways an oral society. This is the first serious attempt to study the implications of this view. Dr Thomas stresses the coexistence of literacy and oral tradition in Greece and examines their character and interaction. Concentrating on the plentiful evidence from Classical Athens, she shows how the use of writing developed only gradually and under the influence of the previous oral communication. Drawing on anthropological discussion, the author isolates different types of Athenian oral tradition, building up a picture of Athens' traditions about its past and examining why they changed and disappeared. This study provides crucial insights into the methods and achievements of the Greek historians. It also has major implications for the interpretation of ancient literacy.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Despite its written literature, ancient Greece was in many ways an oral society. This is the first serious attempt to study the implications of this view. Dr Thomas stresses the coexistence of literacy and oral tradition in Greece and examines their character and interaction. Concentrating on the plentiful evidence from Classical Athens, she shows how the use of writing developed only gradually and under the influence of the previous oral communication. Drawing on anthropological discussion, the author isolates different types of Athenian oral tradition, building up a picture of Athens' traditions about its past and examining why they changed and disappeared. This study provides crucial insights into the methods and achievements of the Greek historians. It also has major implications for the interpretation of ancient literacy.

Revue de presse

'Rosalind Thomas has given us a landmark book: sinewy, provocative, closely argued, widely ranging, selectively learned and discreetly imaginative.' Peter Parsons, London Review of Books

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521350255
ISBN 13 
9780521350259
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780521425186: Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521425182 ISBN 13 :  9780521425186
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010
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