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Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet (Paperback, New Ed) Loot Price: R1,168
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Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet (Paperback, New Ed): Barry B. Powell

Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet (Paperback, New Ed)

Barry B. Powell

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Who invented the Greek alphabet and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author reaches the conclusion that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the Greek alphabet specifically in order to record the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 1996
First published: 1991
Authors: Barry B. Powell
Dimensions: 353 x 98 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 308
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-58907-9
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN: 0-521-58907-X
Barcode: 9780521589079

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