Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens

1992-01-01articleThe American Journal of Philology296 citationsclosed

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Classical Antiquity Studies Classical Studies and Philology Classical Philosophy and Thought

Abstract

Introduction 1. Literacy, written record and oral communication 2. Family tradition 3. Genealogy and family tradition: the intrusion of writing 4. Official tradition? Polis tradition and the epitaphios 5. The liberation of Athens and the 'Alcmaeonid tradition' Epilogue Appendix: early Greek lists Chronological table Bibliography Index.

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