Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (Paperback, Annotated Ed)

Most of the everyday writing from the ancient world - that is, informal writing not intended for a long life or wide public distribution - has perished. Reinterpreting the silences and blanks of the historical record, leading papyrologist Roger S. Bagnall convincingly argues that ordinary people - from Britain to Egypt to Afghanistan - used writing in their daily lives far more extensively than has been recognized. Marshalling new and little-known evidence, including remarkable graffiti recently discovered in Smyrna, Bagnall presents a fascinating analysis of writing in different segments of society. His book offers a new picture of literacy in the ancient world in which Aramaic rivals Greek and Latin as a great international language, and in which many other local languages develop means of written expression alongside these metropolitan tongues.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Sather Classical Lectures, 69
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	2011
Authors:	Roger S. Bagnall
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	200
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27579-9
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LSN:	0-520-27579-9
Barcode:	9780520275799

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