Orality was the backbone of ancient Greek culture throughout its different periods. This volume will serve to deepen the reader’s knowledge of how Greek texts circulated during the Roman Empire. The studies included here approach the subject from both a literary and a sociocultural point of view, illuminating the interconnections between literary and social practices. Topics considered include epigraphy, the rhetoric of transmitting the texts, language and speech, performance, theatre, narrative representation, material culture, and the interaction of different cultures.Since orality is a widespread phenomenon in the Greek-speaking world of the Roman Empire, this book draws the reader’s attention to under-researched texts and inscriptions.
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Orality was the backbone of ancient Greek culture throughout its different periods. This volume will serve to deepen the reader’s knowledge of how Greek texts circulated during the Roman Empire.
“A great deal of the charm of this rich collection lies in the wide range of sources included: inscriptions of many kinds, papyri, literature—mainly novels, Plutarch, Pausanias, and Lucian—and material objects. Since Greek literature from the imperial period has been much less studied than that of earlier times, and since the focus of the volume is on oral genres, from formal public speeches to anecdotes, jokes, and folktales, the result is an important supplement to the more traditional histories of literature of this period.”Minna Skafte JensenUniversity of Southern Denmark and Copenhagen University; Bryn Mawr Classical Review, December 2020
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ISBN
9781527538115
Publisert
2020-02-17
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Vendor
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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212 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
405
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