In this companion volume to his earlier work, The Latin Language, Leonard R. Palmer now provides a history of The Greek Language, including an overview of the coming of the Greeks, the Linear B. Tablets, the Greek dialects, genres (in poetry and prose), and a comparative-historical grammar. Palmer discusses the transformation of the Greek language from its Indo-European roots, through the Bronze and Dark Ages, to the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods and beyond. Major authors and genres are discussed throughout the history, including essays on Homer, Melic poetry, tragedy, Herodotus and Thucydides.
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In this companion volume to his earlier work, The Latin Language, Leonard R. Palmer now provides a history of The Greek Language, including an overview of the coming of the Greeks, the Linear B. Tablets, the Greek dialects, genres (in poetry and prose), and a comparative-historical grammar. Palmer discusses the transformation of the Greek language from its Indo-European roots, through the Bronze and Dark Ages, to the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods and beyond. Major authors and genres are discussed throughout the history, including essays on Homer, Melic poetry, tragedy, Herodotus and Thucydides.
Imprint | University of Oklahoma Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | December 1998 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | September 2000 |
Authors | Leonard R. Palmer |
Dimensions | 215 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 356 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8061-2844-3 |
Barcode | 9780806128443 |
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LSN | 0-8061-2844-5 |