Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greece (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521809306)

The landmark developments of Greek culture and the critical works of Greek thought and literature were accompanied by an explosive growth in the use of written texts from the sixth through the fourth centuries B.C.E. The creation of the "classical" and the perennial use of Greece by later European civilizations as a source of knowledge and inspiration would not have taken place without the textual innovations of the classical period. This book considers how writing, reading, and disseminating texts led to new ways of thinking and new forms of expression and behavior.

Author: Harvey Yunis
ISBN-10: 0521809304
ISBN-13: 9780521809306
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2003
Pages: 274
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 279