Epea and Grammata. Oral and Written Communication in Ancient Greece
Ian Worthington, John Miles Foley - Epea and Grammata. Oral and Written Communication in Ancient Greece
Published: 2001-12-01 | ISBN: 9004124551 | PDF | 224 pages | 69 MB
This volume deals with aspects of orality and oral traditions in Ancient Greece and is a selection of refereed papers from the fourth biennial "Orality and Literacy in Ancient Greece" conference, held at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA in 2000. The book is divided into three parts: literature, rhetoric and society, and philosophy. The papers focus on genres such as epic poetry, drama, poetry and art, public oratory, legislative procedure, and Simplicius' philosophy.