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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199675597
ISBN-139780199675593
eBay Product ID (ePID)159994365
Product Key Features
Number of Pages504 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAncient Greek Letter Writing : a Cultural History (600 BC- 150 BC)
SubjectAncient / Greece, World / European, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Composition & Creative Writing, Sociology / Social Theory
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorPaola Ceccarelli
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Political Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight29.6 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Reviewsthis book will henceforth be crucial for all research on epistolary writing in the Greek world, and for many studies of letters in contemporary non-Greek cultures and in the Roman Empire.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal320.938
Table Of ContentPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Ancient Greek Letters: An IntroductionPart I: Greek Beginnings: Writing and Letter Writing, Evidence and Representation2. Writing and Letter Writing: The Evidence3. Writing and Letter Writing: Representations4. When a Letter and Why? Narrative Strategies in the Ancient HistoriansPart II: Letter-Writing and the Polis5. Writing and Letter-Writing on the Athenian Dramatic Stage6. Letters on the Legal and Political Stage7. Royal Letters and City Decrees: the Greek Cities and Epistolary Writing8. EpilogueAppendix I:Archaic and Classical Documentary LettersAppendix II:Some ancient texts on the invention of writingAppendix III:Official Letters sent by Greek Poleis or Koina and Inscribed on StoneBibliographyIndex
SynopsisIn this volume, Ceccarelli offers a history of the development of letter writing in ancient Greece from the archaic to the early Hellenistic period. Highlighting the specificity of letter-writing, as opposed to other forms of communication and writing, the volume looks at documentary letters, but also traces the role of embedded letters in the texts of the ancient historians, in drama, and in the speeches of the orators. While a letter is initself the transcription of an oral message and, as such, can be either truthful or deceitful, letters acquired negative connotations in the fifth century, especially when used for transactionsconcerning the public and not the private sphere. Viewed as the instrument of tyrants or near eastern kings, these negative connotations were evident especially in Athens where comedy and tragedy testified to an underlying concern with epistolary communication. In other areas of the Greek world, such as Sparta or Crete, the letter may have been seen as an unproblematic instrument for managing public policies, with inscriptions documenting the official use of letters not only by the Hellenistickings, but also by some poleis., Ceccarelli offers a history of the development of letter writing in ancient Greece from the archaic to the early Hellenistic period. Highlighting the specificity of letter-writing, the volume looks at documentary letters and traces the role of embedded letters in the texts of the ancient historians, in drama, and in the speeches of the orators., In this volume, Ceccarelli offers a history of the development of letter writing in ancient Greece from the archaic to the early Hellenistic period. Highlighting the specificity of letter-writing, as opposed to other forms of communication and writing, the volume looks at documentary letters, but also traces the role of embedded letters in the texts of the ancient historians, in drama, and in the speeches of the orators. While a letter is in itself the transcription of an oral message and, as such, can be either truthful or deceitful, letters acquired negative connotations in the fifth century, especially when used for transactions concerning the public and not the private sphere. Viewed as the instrument of tyrants or near eastern kings, these negative connotations were evident especially in Athens where comedy and tragedy testified to an underlying concern with epistolary communication. In other areas of the Greek world, such as Sparta or Crete, the letter may have been seen as an unproblematic instrument for managing public policies, with inscriptions documenting the official use of letters not only by the Hellenistic kings, but also by some poleis.
LC Classification NumberDF83
