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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Greek and Latin Literary Texts from Greco-Roman Egypt
The Greek and Latin Literary Texts from Greco-Roman Egypt
Author: Roger Ambrose PackPublisher:
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Category : Manuscripts, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 165
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The Greek and Latin Literary Texts from Greco-Roman Egypt
Author: Roger A. PackPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781258146863
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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University Of Michigan General Library Publications, No. 8.
The Greek Literary Texts from Greco-Roman Egypt
Author: Charles Henry OldfatherPublisher:
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Category : Bibliografia
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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The Greek Literary Papyri from Greco-Roman Egypt
Author: Charles Henry OldfatherPublisher:
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Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Author: Roger S. BagnallPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520275799
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
"This is the most important and original study of literacy and the function of writing in ancient society to have appeared in the last twenty years. In a masterly and detailed survey of evidence from across the ancient Mediterranean world, Bagnall shows how and why 'routine' writing was essential to social and administrative infrastructures from the Hellenistic to the Byzantine periods. Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the role and function of the written text in human social behaviour." —Alan Bowman, Camden Professor of Ancient History, Oxford University "This richly illustrated and annotated book takes the reader on an extended tour from North Africa to Afghanistan. Bagnall’s theme is the ubiquity and pervasiveness of writing in the long millennium from Alexander to the Arab conquests and beyond. Briskly challenging the currently fashionable low estimates on the extent of literacy and the prevalence of writing in the ancient world, Bagnall surveys and explains what has survived and what has been lost—and why. This is a book both for specialists and for the general reader, sure to inspire admiration and reaction." —James G. Keenan, Professor of Classical Studies, Loyola University Chicago “Bagnall's book is not only a study of everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East, but also an investigation into how our documentation has been distorted by patterns of conservation and discovery and the choices made by modern editors. The sound reflections of an historian on the sources of history.” —Jean-Luc Fournet, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris
Women and Society in Greek and Roman Egypt
Author: Jane RowlandsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521588157
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The period of Egyptian history from its rule by the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty to its incorporation into the Roman and Byzantine empires has left a wealth of evidence for the lives of ordinary men and women. Texts (often personal letters) written on papyrus and other materials, objects of everyday use and funerary portraits have survived from the Graeco-Roman period of Egyptian history. But much of this unparalleled resource has been available only to specialists because of the difficulty of reading and interpreting it. Now eleven leading scholars in this field have collaborated to make available to students and other non-specialists a selection of over three hundred texts translated from Greek and Egyptian, as well as more than fifty illustrations, documenting the lives of women within this society, from queens to priestesses, property-owners to slave-girls, from birth through motherhood to death. Each item is accompanied by full explanatory notes and bibliographical references.
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt
Author: Christina RiggsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199571457
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
This handbook, arranged in seven thematic sections, is unique in drawing together many different strands of research on Roman Egypt, in order to suggest both the state of knowledge in the field and the possibilities for collaborative, synthetic, and interpretive research.
Aspects of Orality and Greek Literature in the Roman Empire
Author: Consuelo Ruiz-MonteroPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527546594
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Orality was the backbone of ancient Greek culture throughout its different periods. This volume will serve to deepen the reader’s knowledge of how Greek texts circulated during the Roman Empire. The studies included here approach the subject from both a literary and a sociocultural point of view, illuminating the interconnections between literary and social practices. Topics considered include epigraphy, the rhetoric of transmitting the texts, language and speech, performance, theatre, narrative representation, material culture, and the interaction of different cultures. Since orality is a widespread phenomenon in the Greek-speaking world of the Roman Empire, this book draws the reader’s attention to under-researched texts and inscriptions.
Christian Origins and Greco-Roman Culture
Author: Stanley E. PorterPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004234160
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
In "Christian Origins and Greco-Roman Culture," Stanley Porter and Andrew Pitts assemble an international team of scholars whose work has focused on reconstructing the social matrix for earliest Christianity through the use of Greco-Roman materials and literary forms. Each essay moves forward the current understanding of how primitive Christianity situated itself in relation to evolving Hellenistic culture. Some essays focus on configuring the social context for the origins of the Jesus movement and beyond, while others assess the literary relation between early Christian and Greco-Roman texts.