Andrew Robinson

The Man Who Deciphered Linear B

The Story of Michael Ventris

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Tells the life story of Michael Ventris, interlaced with that of his decipherment of Linear B.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson / Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 137mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 270g
• ISBN-13: 9780500289983
• ISBN-10: 0500289980
• Artikelnr.: 34387055

Autorenporträt

Andrew Robinson is the author of twenty-five books in the arts and sciences, nine of them on aspects of Indian history and culture. They include two definitive biographies: Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye, described by V. S. Naipaul as 'an extraordinarily good, detailed and selfless book', and the coauthored Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man. He holds degrees from Oxford University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, has been a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, and is currently a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Rezensionen

'A superb biography of Michael Ventris, combining a warm account of his life with just enough technical detail to satisfy those who have knowledge of linguistics or indeed of the classics. It is a splendid read, and a fine memorial to the split personality that enabled Ventris to decipher Minoan Linear B so triumphantly' - Current World Archaeology