Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens (Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 31, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780521425186
Subjects: World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Literature: Classics; Greek Language; History; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Hellenic languages; History: World; Ancient - General; Ancient and Classical; Grees language - Greece - Athens - History; Grees language - Greece - Athens - History Gr; History / Ancient / General; History-Ancient - General; Literary Criticism & Collections / Ancient & Classical
First sentence: A discussion of oral tradition, and still more of its interaction with written record, seems to raise questions about the extent of literacy.