Politics of orality / edited by Craig Cooper.
This volume represents the sixth in the series on Orality and Literacy in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds. The present work comprises a collection of essays that explore the tensions and controversies that arise as a society moves from an oral to literate culture. Part 1 deals with both Homeric a...
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Superior document: | Orality and literacy in ancient Greece ; v. 6 |
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Year of Publication: | 2007 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Orality and literacy in ancient Greece ;
v. 6. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 280. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Summary: | This volume represents the sixth in the series on Orality and Literacy in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds. The present work comprises a collection of essays that explore the tensions and controversies that arise as a society moves from an oral to literate culture. Part 1 deals with both Homeric and other forms of epic; part 2 explores different ways in which texts and writing were manipulated for political ends. Part 3 and 4 deals with the controversies surrounding the adoption of writing as the accepted mode of communication; whereas some segments of society began to privilege writing over oral communication, others continued to maintain that the latter was superior. Part 4 looks at the oral elements of Athenian Law. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1281396710 9786611396718 904740808X |
ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Craig Cooper. |