John Muir

Life and Letters in the Ancient Greek World (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This survey of Greek letter writing from a well-known and respected author introduces students to the whole range of letter writing in the Greek world, and its problems. Greeks wrote letters to each other for business and diplomatic purposes, as teacher to pupil, and as addresses to the wider world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134166015
• Artikelnr.: 42980967

Autorenporträt

John Muir

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Greek Letters: an introduction - The form and function of the
Greek letter, Writing and sending, The materials of letter writing, Ancient
theory and practice - teaching and learning, The sources of letters - 2.
Personal and Family Letters 3. Business Letters 4. Letters of State 5. The
Letter as Tract 6. Greek Letters in the Early Christian Church 7. Letters
in Greek Literature Notes. List of abbreviations. Dates in the papyrus
letters. Map - Egypt and "The Fayyum". Collection of papyri and ostraca
referred to in the text. Bibliography of works cited. Index