Politics of orality (orality and literacy in ancient Greece, vol. 6)

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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Weitere Verfasser: Cooper, Craig R. (BerichterstatterIn)
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Veröffentlicht: Leiden u.a. Brill 2007
Schriftenreihe:Mnemosyne <Leiden> / Supplementum 280
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Zusammenfassung: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; and, part 3 and 4 deal 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 also looks at the oral elements of Athenian Law.
Beschreibung:XVII, 377 S.
ISBN:9004145400
90-04-14540-0
9789004145405
978-90-04-14540-5