Speaking Volumes

Orality and Literacy in the Greek and Roman World

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ID19938433
EditorsJanet Watson
Year2001
Publication date2001-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueSpeaking Volumes (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004351028
OpenAlexW4254568455
ISBN9789004351028
LanguageEN
Citations received13

This volume examines orality and literacy in the ancient Greek and Roman world through a range of perspectives and in various genres. Four essays on the Homeric epics present recent research into performative aspects of language, cognitive theory and oral composition, a re-evaluation of Parry's oral-formulaic theory, and a new perspective on the poem's transmission. These are complemented by studies of the oral nature of Greek proverbial expressions, and of poetic authority within a fluid oral tradition. Two essays consider the significance of the written word in a predominantly oral culture, in relation to star calendars and to Panathenaic inscriptions. Finally, two chapters consider the ongoing influence of oral tradition in the ancient novel and in Roman declamation. These essays illustrate the importance of considering ancient texts in the context of fluctuating oral and literate influences

Archaeology · Art · Composition (language) · Context (archaeology) · Dialectic · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literacy · Literature · Oral literature · Oral poetry · Oral tradition · Orality · PARRY · Performative utterance · Perspective (graphical) · Poetry · Relation (database) · Sociology · Visual arts · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy

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