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Title: HOMER AND THE ORIGIN OF THE GREEK ALPHABET
By: Barry B. Powell
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 052158907X
ISBN 13: 9780521589079
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 28 October, 1996
Pages: 308
Description: A challenging and fascinating enquiry into the genesis of alphabetic writing.
Synopsis: Who invented the Greek alphabet 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 reaches the conclusion 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.
Illustrations: 4 maps 6 tables
Publication: UK
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Returns: Returnable
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