Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet

by Barry B. Powell

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What caused the invention of the Greek alphabet? Who did it, 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 declares his conclusion to be a possibly surprising one--that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the Greek alphabet specifically in order to...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:052158907X

ISBN13:9780521589079

Release Date:October 1996

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:308 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 3.9" x 13.9"

Related Subjects

Alphabet Ancient Foreign Language Foreign Language Dictionaries & Thesauruses Foreign Language Fiction Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Study Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages Greece

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