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The Tyrant's Writ: Myths and Images of Writing in Ancient Greece - Princeton Legacy Library
Deborah Tarn Steiner
The Tyrant's Writ: Myths and Images of Writing in Ancient Greece - Princeton Legacy Library
Deborah Tarn Steiner
Covering material as diverse as curse tablets, coins, tattoos, and legal decrees, Deborah Steiner explores the reception of writing in archaic and classical Greece. She moves beyond questions concerning ancient literacy and the origins of the Greek alphabet to examine representations of writing in the myths and imaginative literature of the period.
294 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 8, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780691602547 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Genre | Chronological Period > Ancient (To 499 A.d.) - Cultural Region > Greece |
Pages | 294 |
Dimensions | 157 × 234 × 18 mm · 448 g |
Language | English |
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