Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greece

Klappentext
This book considers how the dissemination of texts in ancient Greece led to new forms of expression.

Zusammenfassung
From the sixth through the fourth centuries BCE, the landmark developments of Greek culture were accompanied by an explosive growth in the use of written texts. This book considers how writing, reading and disseminating texts led to new ways of thinking and new forms of expression and behaviour.

Inhalt
Preface; Contributors; Introduction: why written texts? Harvey Yunis; 1. From letters to literature: reading the 'song culture' of classical Greece Andrew Ford; 2. Writing religion: inscribed texts, ritual authority and the religious discourse of the Polis Albert Henrichs; 3. Letters of the law: written texts in archaic Greek law Michael Gagarin; 4. Writing, law and legal practice in the Athenian courts David Cohen; 5. Literacy and the charlatan in ancient Greek medicine Lesley Dean-Jones; 6. Literacy in Greek and Chinese science: some comparative issues Geoffrey Lloyd; 7. Writing philosophy: prose and poetry from Thales to Plato Charles H. Kahn; 8. Prose performance texts: Epideixis and written publication in the late fifth and early fourth centuries Rosalind Thomas; 9. Writing for reading: Thucydides, Plato and the emergence of the critical reader Harvey Yunis; 10. Reflecting on writing and culture: Theocritus and the style of cultural change Richard Hunter; Bibliography; Index.

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