A Historical Greek Reader: Mycenaean to the Koiné [Hardback]

Description: A Historical Greek Reader provides an introduction to the history of the ancient Greek language by means of a series of texts with linguistic commentary, cross-referenced to each other and to a reference grammar at the front. It offers a selection of epigraphic and literary texts from the Mycenaean period (roughly the fourteenth century BC) to the koiné (the latest text dates to the second century AD), and includes a wide range of Greek dialect texts. The epigraphic section balances a number of well-known inscriptions with recent discoveries that may not be easily available elsewhere; a selection of literary texts traces major developments in the language of Greek poetry and literary prose. The book finishes with an account of the linguistic and sociolinguistic background of koiné Greek. The commentary assumes no prior knowledge of Greek historical linguistics, but provides a basic amount of up-to-date bibliography so that advanced students and others can pursue linguistic issues at greater depth where necessary.

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EAN: 9780199226597

UPC: 9780199226597

ISBN: 9780199226597

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Number of Pages: 330 Pages

Publication Name: Historical Greek Reader : Mycenaean to the Koine

Language: English

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Item Height: 1.1 in

Subject: Archaeology, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin), Ancient & Classical

Publication Year: 2008

Item Weight: 20.5 Oz

Type: Language Course

Item Length: 8.5 in

Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Social Science

Author: Stephen Colvin

Item Width: 5.4 in

Format: Hardcover