Orality, Literacy and Performance in the Ancient World
Download or Read eBook Orality, Literacy and Performance in the Ancient World PDF written by Elizabeth Minchin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-12-09 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Elizabeth Minchin |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2011-12-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004217744 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004217746 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Orality, Literacy and Performance in the Ancient World by : Elizabeth Minchin
Book excerpt: This ninth Orality and Literacy volume considers oral composition, performance, reception, and the mutual interplay between oral performance and written text. Authors under consideration are Homer, Hesiod, Plato, Isocrates, orators of the Second Sophistic, and Proclus. Cross-cultural studies are included.
