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Barry B. Powell - Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization, Övrigt

Övrigt, Engelska, 2012

Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization

Av Barry B. Powell

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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond. * Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing * Includes discussions of Ancient Egyptian,Chinese, and Mayan writing * Shows how the structures of writing served and do serve social needs and in turn create patterns of social behavior * Clarifies the argument with many illustrations
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  • Märke: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2012-02-24
  • Höjd: 150 x 250 x 15 mm
  • Vikt: 666 g
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Förlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • EAN: 9781118293515
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Barry B. Powell is Halls-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has written extensively on ancient Greek literature and the history of writing. His books include Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet (1991), A New Companion to Homer (editor, with Ian Morris) (1997), Writing and the Origins of Greek Literature (2001), and two editions of Homer (second edition, Blackwell, 2007).

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"For anyone interested in language, writing, and their fascinating history across many cultures and centuries of development, this engagingly written, well-illustrated book will provide a very readable mine of information." ( CHOICE, December 2009) "Powell's concentration on precise names for terms used in discourse clears up some of the confusion common to histories of work on ancient scripts." ( About.com , May 2009) "A feature ... is the use of the ancient scripts in the text with numerous illustrations to familiarize the reader with the different writing systems. The result is a readable and enlightening study of a complex topic." ( Bryn Mawr Classical Review, April 2010) "Writing is stimulating and impressive." (Science, April 2009 )

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