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Powell, Barry B.

HOMER AND THE ORIGIN OF THE GREEK ALPHABET Near Fine in Fine dust jacket

Cambridge University Press, 1991

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Year of publication
1991
Author
Powell, Barry B.
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Keyword
Classics Literature & Fiction Movements & Periods History &, Criticism Words & Language Reference Ancient Greek Instruction, Foreign Languages
Cover description
Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
Binding description
Hardcover ISBN 0521371570

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Faint foxing to top of textblock else book is fine. ; 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. ; 9.5 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 306 pages