Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
052158907X
ISBN-13
9780521589079
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 28th, 1996
Print length
308 Pages
Weight
486 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 15.30 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
linguisticsLiterary studies: classical, early & medieval
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A challenging and fascinating enquiry into the genesis of alphabetic writing.
What caused the invention of the Greek alphabet? Who did it, and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author declares his conclusion to be a possibly surprising one--that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the Greek alphabet specifically in order to record the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer.
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