Product details
ISBN
9780801497520
Published
1993
Publisher
Cornell University Press; Cornell University Press
Weight
454 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
18 mm
Age
01, UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
277
Author
Translated by
First published in French in 1988, this extraordinary book traces the meaning and function of reading from its very beginnings in Greek oral culture through the development of silent reading.
One of the most haunting early examples of Greek alphabetical writing appears on the life-sized Archaic funerary statue of a young girl. The inscription speaks for Phrasikleia, who "shall always be called maiden," for she has received this name from the gods instead of marriage.
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First published in French in 1988, this extraordinary book traces the meaning and function of reading from its very beginnings in Greek oral culture through the development of silent reading. One of the most haunting early examples of Greek...
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Series editor: Gregory Nagy
Series editor: Gregory Nagy
Product details
ISBN
9780801497520
Published
1993
Publisher
Cornell University Press; Cornell University Press
Weight
454 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
18 mm
Age
01, UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
277
Author
Translated by