Signs of Orality

Author	: E. Anne MacKay
Publisher	: BRILL
Total Pages	: 292
Release	: 1999
ISBN-10	: 9004112731
ISBN-13	: 9789004112735
Rating	: 4/5 (735 Downloads)

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Download or read book Signs of Orality written by E. Anne MacKay and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents essays by leading scholars on the nature of orality as represented by the Homeric poems, and the effect of the oral way of thinking on the subsequent literate and literary development of ancient Greek and Roman culture.

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