书名: Letters and Life in the Ancient Greek World (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies)
作者: John Muir (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (December 24, 2008)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 041539130X
ISBN-13: 978-0415391306
Book Description
From the first ‘murderous symbols' scratched on a tablet instructing the recipient to kill the one who delivered it, to the letters of St Paul to the early Church, and to later literary experiments, this comprehensive study examines the range of letter-writing in the ancient Greek world. Containing extensive translated examples from both life and fiction, it looks at personal and private letters, providing a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people, letters used in administration and government, letters used as vehicles for the dissemination of philosophy and religion, and letters which played a part in the development of several literary genres. It considers the way in which letters were written and with what materials, how they were delivered, and how it is that, for certain limited periods and locations, so many of them have survived, and how they were rediscovered.
By placing these letters in their social, political and intellectual contexts, Life and Letters in the Ancient Greek World draws attention to both familiar topics, such as young soldiers writing home from basic training and the choice of flowers for a wedding, and more alien events, such as getting rid of baby girls and offhand attitudes to bereavement.
This is the first guide in English to provide commentary on such a broad range of letters and will be essential reading for anyone interested in the ancient Greek world.
About the Author
John Muir taught at King's College London, becoming Senior Lecturer and Vice-Principal. His interests include Greek education, the development of literacy, and early rhetoric. His publications include Greek Religion and Society (Cambridge University Press, 1985, co-edited with P.E. Easterling) and editions of Virgil, Homer and Alcidamas.
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作者: John Muir (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (December 24, 2008)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 041539130X
ISBN-13: 978-0415391306
Book Description
From the first ‘murderous symbols' scratched on a tablet instructing the recipient to kill the one who delivered it, to the letters of St Paul to the early Church, and to later literary experiments, this comprehensive study examines the range of letter-writing in the ancient Greek world. Containing extensive translated examples from both life and fiction, it looks at personal and private letters, providing a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people, letters used in administration and government, letters used as vehicles for the dissemination of philosophy and religion, and letters which played a part in the development of several literary genres. It considers the way in which letters were written and with what materials, how they were delivered, and how it is that, for certain limited periods and locations, so many of them have survived, and how they were rediscovered.
By placing these letters in their social, political and intellectual contexts, Life and Letters in the Ancient Greek World draws attention to both familiar topics, such as young soldiers writing home from basic training and the choice of flowers for a wedding, and more alien events, such as getting rid of baby girls and offhand attitudes to bereavement.
This is the first guide in English to provide commentary on such a broad range of letters and will be essential reading for anyone interested in the ancient Greek world.
About the Author
John Muir taught at King's College London, becoming Senior Lecturer and Vice-Principal. His interests include Greek education, the development of literacy, and early rhetoric. His publications include Greek Religion and Society (Cambridge University Press, 1985, co-edited with P.E. Easterling) and editions of Virgil, Homer and Alcidamas.
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