Homer and the Origins of the Greek Alphabet

Barry B. Powell

ISBN 10: 0521371570 / ISBN 13: 9780521371575

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991

About this Item

Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First printing. Orange cloth binding. Light foxing to page edges, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. . Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 7.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xxv, 280. Seller Inventory # 1214A067

Bibliographic Details

Title: Homer and the Origins of the Greek Alphabet

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Plus

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

What caused the invention of the Greek alphabet? Who did it, and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author declares his conclusion to be a possibly surprising one--that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the Greek alphabet specifically in order to record the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer.

From the Back Cover:

The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing-systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author declares his conclusion to be a possibly surprising one - that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the Greek alphabet specifically in order to record the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer.